Fredericksburg, VA is a vibrant and diverse community located in the Northern Virginia region. The city has a long history of political engagement and activism, with citizens actively participating in local and state-wide elections. There have been several significant political battles in the past, such as the passage of an anti-discrimination ordinance that protected the LGBTQ+ community from discriminatory practices. Recently, there have been debates around issues such as transportation, economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. Local candidates have worked hard to represent their constituents’ interests in these debates and many others. Residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to local policies and initiatives. With an increasing number of people choosing to call Fredericksburg home, it is important for those living here to stay informed on local politics and get involved by voting in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 22401 (Fredericksburg, VA) is strongly liberal.
Fredericksburg City County, VA is very liberal. In Fredericksburg City County, VA 66.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fredericksburg city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.2% to 31.4%.
Fredericksburg city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22401 (Fredericksburg, VA) is strongly liberal.
Fredericksburg, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Fredericksburg City 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.
Fredericksburg, Virginia: d 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 22401 (Fredericksburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,580 contributions totaling $192,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 303 contributions totaling $95,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)