Fairfield: Government & Civic

Fairfield's civic structure: Fairfield operates as an cdp (unincorporated). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 6. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Rockbridge County Courthouse (10.3 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $7,027 per resident ($0.2B FY2024).

$7,027 federal spending per resident in the surrounding county (vs Virginia $14,580).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · Governing Body · Type	county
Contacts · Governing Body · Name	COUNTY OF ROCKBRIDGE
Contacts · Governing Body · Address	150 S MAIN ST
Contacts · City Hall Phone	See county website
Government Structure · Government Type	0 - CDP (unincorporated)
Government Structure · Government Name	FAIRFIELD
Municipal Code · Publisher	municode
Municipal Code Publisher	municode
Municipal Code URL	https://library.municode.com/va/fairfield-cdp-virginia

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · Inferred from Census place type in full_name · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Mayor & City Council

Mayor	Don McDaniel

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber	51025
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber	51024

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Mark Warner

D · 2009

Tim Kaine

D · 2013

Congressional District · District	6
Congressional District · Congress	118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions	441,087,504.55
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions	5,962,017
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees	25
State Campaign Finance · Cycle	2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita	51.57 (vs Virginia $14,580)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop	317
Voting · Citizen 18Plus	275
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus	42
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct	56.0%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Nearest Courthouse · Name	Rockbridge County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · City	Lexington
Nearest Courthouse · Distance	10.3 mi

Sources: HIFLD Courthouses · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Legal Framework

Legal Framework · Contractor Licensing	See state licensing board — check licensing_boards in town data
Legal Framework · Building Code	Check municipal_code URL for local building code adoption
Legal Framework · Property Homestead	Varies by state — check state constitution
Legal Framework · Workers Comp	State workers' compensation statute — mandatory in most states
Legal Framework · Consumer Protection	State consumer protection act — varies
Legal Framework · Landlord Tenant	State landlord-tenant act — varies
Legal Framework · Environmental Agency	State environmental agency — varies

Sources: State statutes — compiled from official state code

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (11)

Severe Winter Storm

January 2026 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: winter storm · EM-3631-VA

COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster

January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4512-VA

COVID-19 Emergency

January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3448-VA

Hurricane Florence

September 2018 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3403-VA

Hurricane Sandy

October 2012 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3359-VA

Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds

June 2012 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4072-VA

Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm

December 2009 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1874-VA

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding

June 2006 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1655-VA

Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)

August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3240-VA

Hurricane Isabel

September 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1491-VA

Severe Winter Storms

January 2000 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1318-VA

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024	$159,158,124
Federal Spending · Per Capita	7,026.85 (vs Virginia $14,580)
Federal Spending · Population	22,650 people (vs Virginia 42,214)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

County Officials (28)

Alex Lape

Sheriff · corpus://ohio/fairfield-county · L1_corpus

Alex Lape

Sheriff · corpus://ohio/fairfield-county · L1_corpus_v2

Alex Lape

Sheriff · https://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/fc-county-agencies.html · L1_corpus_v3

Dave Levacy

Commissioner · corpus://ohio/fairfield-county · L1_corpus

Dave Levacy