In 20152 South Riding, VA, there was an intense political atmosphere as candidates vied for local offices. There were multiple issues that were debated and discussed during the election season. Some of these included public safety, transportation, education, and economic development. The main contenders in the elections were those from both major political parties as well as independents. Each candidate brought their own set of ideas and values to the race making it difficult for voters to make an informed decision about who should represent them. Ultimately, after a hard fought campaign season filled with debates and forums, the election day came down to a close result with both parties claiming victory in various races. It was clear that 20152 South Riding, VA had become more politically engaged with a higher level of turnout than previous year’s elections.
The political climate in Zip 20152 (South Riding, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20152 (South Riding, VA) is somewhat liberal.
South Riding, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Loudoun County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
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.
South Riding, Virginia: R R d d D D
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 20152 (South Riding)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $116,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $131,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)