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[[Image:Fredericksburg City Hall 2017.jpg|right|thumb|Fredericksburg City Hall]]
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Like the rest of [[Northern Virginia]], Fredericksburg has trended strongly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in the early 21st century. In the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]], voters in Fredericksburg gave [[Barack Obama]] a total of 64.33% of the vote.<ref name="elections.nytimes.com">{{cite news|title=2008 Presidential Election Results By County |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref> Only [[Arlington County]], [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], and [[Falls Church]] in Northern Virginia had a higher percentage of votes for Obama.<ref name="elections.nytimes.com"/> According to Dave Leip's ''Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections'', no Republican presidential candidate has carried Fredericksburg since 1988.
 
Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw won election in 2012<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/05/01/greenlaw-kelly-devine-win-fredericksburg-elections/ |title=Greenlaw, Kelly, Devine win Fredericksburg elections |date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |newspaper=The Free Lance-Star |publisher=The Free Lance-Star Publishing |last=Sidersky |first=Robyn |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324154824/http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/05/01/greenlaw-kelly-devine-win-fredericksburg-elections/ |archivedate=March 24, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and was reelected in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/fredericksburg/mary-katherine-greenlaw-wins-a-second-term-as-fredericksburg-mayor/article_775b0e88-c217-59f1-a043-d5b37fa030aa.html|title=Mary Katherine Greenlaw wins a second term as Fredericksburg mayor|website=Fredericksburg.com|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>
 
==Culture and recreation==
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===Parks===
Public parks run by the city include:<ref name=ParkMap>{{cite web|title=map of parks in Fredericksburg VA|url=http://www.fredericksburgva.gov/uploadedFiles/Parks_Recreation_and_Public_Facilities/GeneralContent/PRSites_Sept08%20MAP.pdf|publisher=Fredericksburg City Parks and Recreation|access-date=July 28, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622000552/http://fredericksburgva.gov/uploadedFiles/Parks_Recreation_and_Public_Facilities/GeneralContent/PRSites_Sept08%20MAP.pdf|archivedate=June 22, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Old Mill Park
* Alum Spring Park<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historypoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=1094&column_type=hpfeature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113090710/http://historypoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=1094&column_type=hpfeature |dead-url=yes |archive-date=November 13, 2004 |date=October 28, 2004 |title=Alum Spring Park: A Walk Through History |publisher=The Central Rappahannock Regional Library |website=Historypoint.org |first=Barbara |last=Crookshanks }}</ref>

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