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1876–2024
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax city·Virginia

Fairfax city has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

An independent city that votes more like its suburban county neighbors

18762024·38 elections
Fairfax, Virginia · ajay_suresh · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+33
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
25,026
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fairfax County
VA · similarity 0.99
6 precincts · 13,567 votes cast
Harris · D+33
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+33.1%
8,7974,30213,567
2020D
+38.3%
9,1744,00713,483
2016D
+30.5%
7,3673,70212,028
2012D
+16.1%
6,6514,77511,629
2008D
+16.5%
6,5754,69111,398
2004D
+3.3%
5,3955,04510,546
2000R
−4.2%
4,3614,7629,556
1996R
−4.7%
3,9094,3198,745
1992R
−4.6%
3,8844,3339,693
1988R
−23.6%
3,4305,5769,101
1984R
−31.1%
3,2636,2349,538
1980R
−23.3%
2,6144,4758,004
1976R
−9.1%
3,4644,1747,823
1972R
−49.2%
4,14812,46316,916
1968R
−13.3%
2,1532,9636,084
1964R
−26.4%
4,5397,90012,724
1960
No data
1956
No data
1952
No data
1948
No data
1944
No data
1940
No data
1936
No data
1932
No data
1928
No data
1924
No data
1920
No data
1916
No data
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
0.8%
French
0.6%
African American
5.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
37.7%
Mainline Protestant
18.0%
Non-Christian
16.6%
Methodist
10.2%
Other Christian
9.5%
Baptist
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 5.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fairfax City, one of Virginia's independent cities, recorded a 33-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the broader leftward shift seen across the dense, education-heavy Washington suburbs over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Fairfax city reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points — still decisive.

Fairfax city's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $132,348, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 25,026 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairfax County and Albemarle County.