The city of Manassas, Virginia in 2011 was a thriving and vibrant place to live. With a population of over 35,000 people, it is the largest city in Prince William County and is a popular location for businesses, restaurants, and entertainment. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and City Council who work together to create policies that serve the best interests of their citizens. In 2011, there were numerous political candidates running for office in Manassas, including current officials as well as newcomers looking to make a difference in the community. Some of the prominent topics discussed during the election cycle included economic development, public safety, environmental stewardship, and transportation improvements. Citizens had plenty of opportunities to get involved by attending local debates and town hall meetings where candidates presented their platforms and answered questions from voters. In the end, all candidates worked hard to gain residents’ trust and support with the goal of creating a better future for Manassas.
The political climate in Zip 20112 (Manassas, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20112 (Manassas, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Manassas, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Prince William County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Manassas, Virginia: r r 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 20112 (Manassas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,890 contributions totaling $170,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 626 contributions totaling $222,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)