The politics of 22150 Springfield, VA are primarily focused on local issues. With an estimated population of around 40,700 people as of 2019, the city is led by a mayor and seven council members who represent each ward in the area. All eight elected officials serve a four-year term and are responsible for voting on legislation to improve the local community. There are multiple political parties active in the city, ranging from Democrats to Republicans to Independent candidates. Most recently, the city has seen increased interest in progressive politics as well as discussion around social and economic justice. This has been reflected in recent elections with higher voter turnout than ever before. Community events such as town hall meetings have also become more popular among residents interested in engaging with their local political leaders. In short, 22150 Springfield is a vibrant community that values transparent and inclusive governing.
The political climate in Zip 22150 (Springfield, VA) is strongly liberal.
Fairfax County, VA is very liberal. In Fairfax County, VA 69.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfax county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.9% to 28.0%.
Fairfax county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22150 (Springfield, VA) is strongly liberal.
Springfield, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Fairfax County, Virginia is very 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.
Springfield, Virginia: r d 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 22150 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,946 contributions totaling $207,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 575 contributions totaling $82,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)