Reston, VA in 2019 has seen an influx of new residents and businesses. It is a city with a diverse population and a vibrant political landscape that reflects its diversity. In the past year, local elections have had several candidates including some who are more progressive than those in previous years. These candidates have been focusing on issues such as improving public transportation, increasing affordability of housing, strengthening access to medical and mental health care, providing better job opportunities for all residents, and reducing environmental pollution. Local politicians have also been proactive in addressing issues related to immigration, gun control, and civil rights. The political environment in Reston has become increasingly active and engaged over the last few years, providing a platform for new ideas and policies.
The political climate in Zip 20191 (Reston, 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 20191 (Reston, VA) is strongly liberal.
Reston, 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.
Reston, 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 20191 (Reston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,283 contributions totaling $2,653,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 933 contributions totaling $329,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)