40ish single woman looking for DC area neighborhood advice

[gomason]

There are many top democrats who live in Old Town as well.

Virginia's Democratic Senator, Mark Warner, lives on S Lee Street I believe. James Carville has a house very close to the river or on the river too. That's just off the top of my head.

I think Lyndon Johnson's daughter lives in the hood too.

[DistrictSonic]

Originally Posted by coldbliss

Beware of Old Town Alexandria if you care about politics. Old Town looks lovely with the brick streets and 150 year old townhomes but there is a high concentration of conservative Republicans who live on those blocks. The number of Republican candidate, NRA and Marine Corps bumper stickers on resident cars is a dead giveaway. If you are cool with that then no problems.

OMG it is a recognizable MINORITY of GOP members. Run for the hills.

Old Town Alexandria is not Takoma Park. But it is not Kansas either. Alexandria is still by in large liberal, with a more recognizable minority of Republicans who live or work there. It's still a nice place to live, then again, I don't live there, I live closer to Takoma Park.