The politics of 22602 Winchester, VA are largely dominated by the Republican party. The county is part of the 8th Virginia Congressional District, which is currently represented by Republican Bob Good. At the state level, 22602 Winchester is represented by Senator Jill Vogel and Delegate Todd Gilbert in the Virginia General Assembly. On a local level, there are multiple elected officials including a Mayor, City Council Members, and School Board Members who work to ensure that the community is served appropriately. These officials are dedicated to making sure that all residents have their voices heard and their needs met through policy initiatives and decisions. They strive to provide constituents with quality services while promoting economic development within the area.
The political climate in Zip 22602 (Winchester, VA) is moderately conservative.
Frederick County, VA is strongly conservative. In Frederick County, VA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.3%.
Frederick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22602 (Winchester, VA) is moderately conservative.
Winchester, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Frederick County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Winchester, 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 22602 (Winchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 605 contributions totaling $87,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 415 contributions totaling $94,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)