The politics in 22554 Stafford, VA are a reflection of the population that calls it home. The majority of residents here are conservative, with strong values that are reflected in the local government and their elected officials. At the local level, elections take place every two years for mayor and city council members who serve as representatives to the citizens of Stafford. Generally, moderates or conservatives hold most of these positions and strive to keep taxes low and maintain economic stability for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 22554 (Stafford, VA) is leaning conservative.
Stafford County, VA is leaning liberal. In Stafford County, VA 50.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county flipped Democratic, 50.5% to 47.3%.
Stafford county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22554 (Stafford, VA) is leaning conservative.
Stafford, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Stafford County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Stafford, Virginia: R R r r r 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 22554 (Stafford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,150 contributions totaling $110,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 531 contributions totaling $104,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)