McLean, VA- How Conservative Is It?

[Anonymous]

We're thinking of looking at houses in McLean. How right wing/conservative/Republican is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're thinking of looking at houses in McLean. How right wing/conservative/Republican is it?

Houses in McLean are non-political. Obviously, the people who live in them have political beliefs. There are no neighborhoods that are right- or left-wing. When you find a house you are interested in purchasing, you will have to canvass the neighborhood to see if it fits your political beliefs.

This is such an absurd question, I can't believe it was posted.

[Anonymous]

My husband is a Republican and I am somewhat conservative and we live in very liberal Arlington very happily. It is not really an issue for us at all, and I would hope that wherever you move, your neighbors would respect your political beliefs - liberal or conservative. We don't exactly advertise our beliefs either, so I don't know how anyone would really know what we believe unless we talked specifically about it. WHat exactly are your concerns, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're thinking of looking at houses in McLean. How right wing/conservative/Republican is it?

Houses in McLean are non-political. Obviously, the people who live in them have political beliefs. There are no neighborhoods that are right- or left-wing. When you find a house you are interested in purchasing, you will have to canvass the neighborhood to see if it fits your political beliefs.

This is such an absurd question, I can't believe it was posted.

I'm not the OP, but it seems like a reasonable thing to be curious about. It also seems reasonable for you to say you don't think it's a reasonable thing. But jumping on the wording, especially since the singular/plural matchup makes it clear that it was not the house, but McLean, that "it" referred to, seems perversely nit-picky.

I hope this posting, which is probably as non-substantive as yours, is at least a bit more respectful and constructive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're thinking of looking at houses in McLean. How right wing/conservative/Republican is it?

Houses in McLean are non-political. Obviously, the people who live in them have political beliefs. There are no neighborhoods that are right- or left-wing. When you find a house you are interested in purchasing, you will have to canvass the neighborhood to see if it fits your political beliefs.

This is such an absurd question, I can't believe it was posted.

I'm not the OP, but it seems like a reasonable thing to be curious about. It also seems reasonable for you to say you don't think it's a reasonable thing. But jumping on the wording, especially since the singular/plural matchup makes it clear that it was not the house, but McLean, that "it" referred to, seems perversely nit-picky.

I hope this posting, which is probably as non-substantive as yours, is at least a bit more respectful and constructive.

Yes, I deliberately "misunderstood" OP because her question was absurd. You buy a house that you like, can afford, and that fits your needs. I know liberals and ultra conservatives who live in DC, McLean, Arlington, Potomac and all over the metropolitan area.

[Anonymous]

Here are the 2009 state election results by precinct. You can see how the votes for any area compare.

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/11032009/official_results_110309.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here are the 2009 state election results by precinct. You can see how the votes for any area compare.

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/11032009/official_results_110309.pdf

That will only tell OP precinct results--not her immediate neighbor or neighborhood political leanings and they just might not be politically compatable. Boo hoo.

[Anonymous]

No surprise, I know about a number of neighborhoods in McLean and they include very conservative people, very liberal people, and a lot of people in between. Terry MacAuliffe lives there. So does Dick Cheney. Sometimes (oh my!) people of different political persuasions even live in the same household. I suspect you would do better worrying about whether the house you like is near bad traffic, the path of the 495 extension, registered child molestors, and the like.

[Anonymous]

It is south of the Mason-Dixon line. In a Blue County. In a Red State. Till recently.

[Anonymous]

Why all the hate? It is completely normal to want to live around people like you. Political beliefs, esp. for many of us who work(ed) in the business, are very much a reflection of your values.

The people around the corner from us (in a liberal enclave of NW DC) had a McCain sign and I drove by every day thinking "why do they live in this neighborhood??!"

To answer the OP's question, I have exactly one friend in McLean, very close to the Arlington line. She and her husband are both nominally Democrats but I believe grew up as Republicans and with money, and are comfortable living there.

[Anonymous]

We are pretty liberal democrats and live in McLean. During the presidential election, I'd say our neighborhood was about evenly divided. I did canvassing for Obama, so I knew who was a registered Dem. Two of the neighbors that we are close to are definitely Republican, and it hasn't been a problem at all. We generally don't discuss politics.

[Anonymous]

If it is that important,you could canvas the potential new neighbors door to door and quiz them about their political beliefs. That should endear you to all of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why all the hate? It is completely normal to want to live around people like you. Political beliefs, esp. for many of us who work(ed) in the business, are very much a reflection of your values.

The people around the corner from us (in a liberal enclave of NW DC) had a McCain sign and I drove by every day thinking "why do they live in this neighborhood??!"

To answer the OP's question, I have exactly one friend in McLean, very close to the Arlington line. She and her husband are both nominally Democrats but I believe grew up as Republicans and with money, and are comfortable living there.

That must be our house you saw, since I think there were maybe three houses in NW DC with McCain signs. We live in the neighborhood because it has a warm, suburban feel, is relatively safe, easy commute, amazing house and yard, close to schools, among other reasons. And we love our liberal neighbors and never thought of tearing down their Obama signs like someone tore down our McCain sign.

I have to say I think it is completely closed-minded to think that you should surround yourself with those that think just like you--it never even occurred to us when we moved--from Virginia (so we were essentially disenfranchised). We are conservative Republicans, but frankly, the majority of our friends are liberal dems. We don't choose our friends or our neighbors by a political litmus test.

McLean is a very nice neighborhood, very, very affluent. I find it a bit sterile in terms of houses--McMansions. I know super-liberals and republicans and middle of the roaders who live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are pretty liberal democrats and live in McLean. During the presidential election, I'd say our neighborhood was about evenly divided. I did canvassing for Obama, so I knew who was a registered Dem. Two of the neighbors that we are close to are definitely Republican, and it hasn't been a problem at all. We generally don't discuss politics.

In Virginia you do NOT register as a member of ANY political party--you only have to register to vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why all the hate? It is completely normal to want to live around people like you. Political beliefs, esp. for many of us who work(ed) in the business, are very much a reflection of your values.

The people around the corner from us (in a liberal enclave of NW DC) had a McCain sign and I drove by every day thinking "why do they live in this neighborhood??!"

To answer the OP's question, I have exactly one friend in McLean, very close to the Arlington line. She and her husband are both nominally Democrats but I believe grew up as Republicans and with money, and are comfortable living there.

That must be our house you saw, since I think there were maybe three houses in NW DC with McCain signs. We live in the neighborhood because it has a warm, suburban feel, is relatively safe, easy commute, amazing house and yard, close to schools, among other reasons. And we love our liberal neighbors and never thought of tearing down their Obama signs like someone tore down our McCain sign.

I have to say I think it is completely closed-minded to think that you should surround yourself with those that think just like you--it never even occurred to us when we moved--from Virginia (so we were essentially disenfranchised). We are conservative Republicans, but frankly, the majority of our friends are liberal dems. We don't choose our friends or our neighbors by a political litmus test.

McLean is a very nice neighborhood, very, very affluent. I find it a bit sterile in terms of houses--McMansions. I know super-liberals and republicans and middle of the roaders who live there.

Where are those? Most houses in McLean were built in the 60s and 70s, hardly a time of McMansions.