Is NoVa less liberal than Moco?

[Anonymous]

I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's exburbs. Around the beltway is much different

[Anonymous]

Loudoun is more conservative than Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

No, you're not. Marc Elrich is a 73-year-old man who was first elected to the county council in 2006. I just can't with the descriptions of him as if he were Trotsky, Abimael Guzmán, and Emma Goldman all rolled up into one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

No, you're not. Marc Elrich is a 73-year-old man who was first elected to the county council in 2006. I just can't with the descriptions of him as if he were Trotsky, Abimael Guzmán, and Emma Goldman all rolled up into one.

Most places are to the right of MoCo.

Not just Elrich, you also have Kristin Mink, Kate Stewart, Will Jawando, and the whole Takoma Park/Silver Spring People's Vanguard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

Alexandria is halfway between the Pentagon and Belvoir. The population is more conservative than it appears

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

Alexandria is politically on par with Silver Spring. Arlington more like Bethesda. Everywhere else in NoVa is moderate, whereas MoCo is decidedly left wing except for Potomac. I would say Potomac is closer politically to the rest of NoVa outside of Arlington & Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

Alexandria is halfway between the Pentagon and Belvoir. The population is more conservative than it appears

Military-connected families more often choose areas like Fort Hunt and Kingstowne, not as much the City of Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

Most places are normal. MoCo is not.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question: Yes, NoVa is less liberal than MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Yes, for sure.

[Anonymous]

Berkeley is less liberal than MoCo

MoCo is ideologically positioned between Oberlin College and Hasan Piker's Twitch stream

[Anonymous]

Loudoun is way more conservative than Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved from moco to Loudoun a few years ago to be closer to work (Fairfax county). It seems like even though nova is very blue it’s not as blue as moco MD. There are more moderates/conservatives here, and I’m watching moco move farther to the left with people like Elrich. I have some friends here who insist that nova is just as liberal as moco but I have to disagree. Thoughts? Maybe it’s because I live out in Ashburn and don’t live in Alexandria or McLean.

No, you're not. Marc Elrich is a 73-year-old man who was first elected to the county council in 2006. I just can't with the descriptions of him as if he were Trotsky, Abimael Guzmán, and Emma Goldman all rolled up into one.

People were calling him a communist when he was first on the council. The difference is that he’s the executive now.

[Anonymous]

NoVA likes to pretend there is a blue wall around it, protecting it from Youngkin's politics, but it's not true. NoVa is less liberal than MoCo, and I say this as an Independent.