Charlottesville, Virginia is a vibrant city with a rich history and culture. It is home to the University of Virginia and Monticello, one of the most iconic homes in America. Politically, Charlottesville has been a progressive city for many years. In recent years, it has seen a surge in political activism and civic engagement. The city has a strong Democratic majority with several candidates from both major parties running for office each year. Charlottesville also prides itself on its commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice initiatives. The community is vocal in their support of these causes and encourages positive change through grassroots efforts at the local level. With diverse representation among its elected officials, Charlottesville continues to be an example of civic engagement that empowers individuals to make their voices heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Charlottesville, VA is strongly liberal.
Charlottesville City County, VA is very liberal. In Charlottesville City County, VA 85.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 12.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlottesville city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 85.5% to 12.8%.
Charlottesville city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlottesville, VA is strongly liberal.
Charlottesville City County, Virginia is very liberal.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Charlottesville, Virginia: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Charlottesville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,009 contributions totaling $6,060,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,885 contributions totaling $791,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)