Fairfax city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
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Presidential margin, 1964–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | −26.4% |
| 1968 | −13.3% |
| 1972 | −49.2% |
| 1976 | −9.1% |
| 1980 | −23.3% |
| 1984 | −31.1% |
| 1988 | −23.6% |
| 1992 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −4.2% |
| 2004 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | +30.5% |
| 2020 | +38.3% |
| 2024 | +33.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,994 |
| 2018 | 16,505 |
| 2020 | 17,372 |
| 2022 | 17,654 |
| 2024 | 18,897 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−157 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,096 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $93,976 in average income, against $137,963 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+38.6 on average — 5.4 points more Democratic-leaning than Fairfax city, VA itself (D+33.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Fairfax County, VA843D+34.7
- Arlington County, VA91D+58.1
- Prince William County, VA80D+17.9
- Loudoun County, VA62D+16.2
- Alexandria city, VA60D+57.1
- Montgomery County, MD41D+52.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Fairfax County, VA698
- Prince William County, VA103
- Loudoun County, VA73
- Arlington County, VA53
- Alexandria city, VA35
- District of Columbia, DC26
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −327 |
| 2012 | +54 |
| 2013 | +34 |
| 2014 | −334 |
| 2015 | −371 |
| 2016 | −307 |
| 2017 | −390 |
| 2018 | −264 |
| 2019 | −315 |
| 2021 | −266 |
| 2022 | −300 |
| 2023 | −188 |
| 2024 | +35 |
| 2025 | −157 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 49.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 25,026, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $132,348 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Falls Church city and Fairfax County.
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Fairfax city, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51600/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.