Professor Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says these elections will have long-lasting consequences. "The question about how dense housing can be allowed in communities can really have a huge impact on whether or not there is affordable housing for the next generation," Farnsworth says. "But of course it also creates anxieties for people who have invested in a community as it exists now. They might be worried about what it's going to look like in the future."

The role of affordable housing on this year’s election (WVTF)