Politics in 22042 West Falls Church, VA are dominated by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority of elected offices in the region. The area is represented at the federal level by Gerry Connolly (D) and at the state level by Senator Barbara Favola (D) and Delegate Kathy Tran (D). On the local level, Daniel S. Helmer was recently elected to serve on Fairfax County鈥檚 Board of Supervisors for this area. In addition to political representation, there are many public resources available in 22042 West Falls Church, such as government-funded schools, libraries, parks and recreational centers. Community members also have access to a variety of non-profit organizations that provide support services and advocacy for individuals living in poverty or with other special needs. Overall, West Falls Church is a vibrant community with strong democratic values and an emphasis on public service.
The political climate in Zip 22042 (West Falls Church, 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 22042 (West Falls Church, VA) is strongly liberal.
West Falls Church, 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.
West Falls Church, 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 22042 (West Falls Church)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,073 contributions totaling $617,913 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 756 contributions totaling $387,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)