The politics in 22031 Merrifield, VA are centered around the local government of Fairfax County. This county is governed by a nine-member Board of Supervisors that is chair-led and serves as the legislative body for the entire county. In addition to this board there are a number of other elected officials such as School Board Members, Clerk of Court, and Commonwealth Attorney who work to ensure Merrifield's citizens are served properly. Each election cycle brings new candidates that range from grassroots activists all the way up to established politicians. In recent years, issues like public safety, economic development, education and transportation have taken centerstage in contributing to furthering Merrifield's growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 22031 (Merrifield, 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 22031 (Merrifield, VA) is strongly liberal.
Merrifield, 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.
Merrifield, 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 22031 (Merrifield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,986 contributions totaling $917,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 907 contributions totaling $270,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)