Countywide Strategic Plan Launches New Effective & Efficient Government Dashboard

The Effective & Efficient Government dashboard is the fourth dashboard now published to support the implementation of the Fairfax Countywide Strategic Plan. There will be a dashboard for each of the 10 Community Outcome Areas. 

About the Dashboard

The Effective & Efficient Government dashboard presents information under four topic areas referred to as indicators:

1. Inclusive Community Engagement
2. Effective and Representative County and School Workforce
3. Effective Technology and Quality Facilities
4. Financial Sustainability and Trustworthiness

These four indicators contain six headline metrics related to registered voters, public hearing speakers, demographics of county employees and residents, capital renewal sites, agency satisfaction with IT support and debt service. 

The dashboard is designed to:

• Inform residents and stakeholders. 
• Monitor progress over time. 
• Identify any demographic or geographic disparities among residents.
• Guide community leaders, practitioners, and advocates in making data-driven decisions. 

Overall, the metrics included in the dashboard help to evaluate the goals of responsibly managing resources, having reliable and well-functioning facilities and infrastructure and ensuring equitable engagement and representation. 

Data Highlights

• A Larger Percentage of County Residents are Registered to Vote Compared to Virginia Overall
  In 2022, a larger percentage of voting-eligible residents were registered to vote in Fairfax County (96.2%) in comparison to Virginia overall (95.6%), a trend that has continued since 2017. Voter turnout rates are higher in presidential elections (79.4% in 2020) than in other general elections (41.1% in 2023). 
• Over 300 Residents Spoke at County Public Hearings, Mostly In-Person 
  In 2022, 342 residents spoke at Fairfax County public hearings. About two in three speakers participated in-person, while others participated by video (21.6%) and by phone call (12.2%). The largest concentration of speakers (33) resided in zip code 22030. 
• Differences in the Demographic Composition of County Employees and Residents Exist, with Improvements in Recent Years
  Employees hired within the past five years are more racially and ethnically diverse than employees who served the county longer, with the shares of Asian, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino employees increasing. The largest increase was observed among Hispanic/Latino employees, who comprised 15.5% of employees hired within the past five years, compared to only 6.7% of employees who served for 21 years or longer. However, opportunities to improve equitable representation remain.  

For More Information

The Effective & Efficient Government dashboard will be updated yearly to continue to determine trends and monitor progress. All published dashboards may be accessed through the Countywide Data Analytics webpage. Learn about all ten Community Outcome Areas on the Fairfax Countywide Strategic Plan webpage. For instructions on how to navigate and use the dashboards, please visit the Strategic Plan Dashboard Tutorial. For questions about the dashboard, contact Countywide Data Analytics at DMBDataAnalytics@fairfaxcounty.gov.