Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Not Trump's America: Why Virginia is turning blue (Fairfax County edition)


Blue Wave Turns Virginia State Government Fully Democratic For First Time In 26 Years.  (WAMU, 11/5/2019)
Higher than usual turnout for the off-year statewide election saw Democrats take the House of Delegates and the Senate. Among the notable seats they flipped included the one held by Del. Tim Hugo (District 40), the last Republican state legislator from Fairfax County, as well as the Northern Virginia state senate seat once held by conservative Dick Black.

Source:  Wikipedia (Fairfax County, Fairfax)


Fairfax is the county seat of Fairfax County.


% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 61.1% - Fairfax County
  • 38.2% - Virginia
  • 30.9% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 13.5% - Fairfax County
  • 15.4% - Virginia
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   8.1% - Fairfax County
  • 10.7% - Virginia
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Source:  Wikipedia
3rd party votes: 14.2% in 1992, 5.2% in 1996, 7% in 2016
(George Wallace received 12.8% of the vote in 1968)

Fairfax County Public Library
(City of Fairfax Regional Library)

Other Not Trump's America posts:
California.  Nevada County.  (5/13/2019)

Florida.  Hillsborough County.  ( 3/14/2019)
Florida.  Orange County.  (3/14/2019)

Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/10/2019)
Georgia.  Douglas County.  (3/10/2019)

Minnesota.  Washington County.  (7/6/2019)

Missouri.  Clay County.  (6/9/2019)

New Mexico.  Dona Ana County.  (6/9/2019)

North Carolina.  Forsyth County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Guilford County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Mecklenburg County.  (3/13/2019)
North Carolina.  Wake County.  (3/20/2019)

Pennsylvania.  Centre County.  (3/25/2019)
Pennsylvania.  Chester County.  (3/11/2019)
Texas.  Tarrant County.  (9/7/2019)

Virginia.  Chesterfield County.  (2/1/2020)
Virginia.  Loudoun County.  (2/3/2020)
Virginia.  Prince William County.  (2/4/2020)

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