The politics in The Plains, VA in 2018 have been very active. With numerous local candidates running for office, the race has been fierce and competitive. Citizens of The Plains have had a lot of choices when it comes to deciding who should serve as their local representatives in government. Candidates have discussed a wide range of subjects, from education policies to healthcare reform to infrastructure projects. No matter which candidate wins, it is clear that The Plains will continue to be an important part of Virginia’s political landscape. With a strong sense of civic duty and pride, residents are sure to cast their votes for the candidate they feel will best represent them and their interests.
The political climate in Zip 20198 (The Plains, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Fauquier County, VA is moderately conservative. In Fauquier County, VA 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fauquier county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Fauquier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20198 (The Plains, VA) is somewhat conservative.
The Plains, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Fauquier County, Virginia is moderately 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.
The Plains, 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 20198 (The Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,848 contributions totaling $456,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $45,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)