Paris, VA is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is part of the greater Fauquier County area. The political scene in Paris, VA has been relatively quiet for most of its history with the last election taking place in 2013. During this election cycle, the candidates running for office were focused on issues such as improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and helping local businesses succeed. Many of these initiatives were put into effect shortly after the election and have had a positive impact on Paris’ economy. Although there are no current political candidates vying for office in Paris, there is an active citizen-led effort to promote civic engagement and involvement in their city's politics. This includes public forums where citizens can discuss issues with local officials and those running for office. Overall, Paris is committed to making sure that everyone's voice is heard when it comes to important decisions that will shape their city's future.
The political climate in Zip 20130 (Paris, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Clarke County, VA 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 42.0%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20130 (Paris, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Paris, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Paris, Virginia: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 20130 (Paris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $2,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)