Reston, VA is a vibrant community located in the suburbs of Washington DC. It is known for its diverse population and active political engagement. In 2019, Reston saw a number of local political candidates running for office in both state and federal level government positions. While the exact identities of these candidates may vary from election to election, they all shared the same values of improved services and better representation for their community. Issues such as transportation, education, public safety, affordable housing and more were discussed during the campaign season as candidates looked to earn the trust and support of voters in Reston. The campaigns provided a great opportunity for residents to get involved in the political process and make their voices heard. Ultimately, this led to a healthy, productive dialogue that helped shape the future of Reston politics.
The political climate in Zip 20190 (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 20190 (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 20190 (Reston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,833 contributions totaling $1,907,452 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $2,292,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)