The politics in 22747 Washington, VA are largely driven by the local elections, which determine who will be representing the citizens of this area in their government. Every election cycle, candidates from both major parties run for office to serve in positions such as Mayor, Town Councilmember, and Sheriff. These individuals put forth their best efforts to discuss and debate important issues that affect the townspeople of 22747 Washington. Local political debates are often heated and passionate exchanges of ideas between candidates and residents alike. The decisions made during local elections have a direct impact on the lives of those living in this community, making it important for everyone to get involved and vote.
The political climate in Zip 22747 (Washington, VA) is moderately conservative.
Rappahannock County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Rappahannock County, VA 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rappahannock county remained strongly Republican, 56.5% to 42.1%.
Rappahannock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22747 (Washington, VA) is moderately conservative.
Washington, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Rappahannock 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.
Washington, 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 22747 (Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $47,281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $59,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $579 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)