Grundy, VA is a small rural town located in Buchanan County. It has a long history of supporting conservative politics and values. The local government consists of a Mayor and Town Council who are elected by the people of Grundy to ensure that their interests are represented at the municipal level. The Town Council is responsible for setting policies and making decisions that will help shape the community's development and progress. In recent years, Grundy has seen an increase in political engagement from its citizens as they strive to create a better future for themselves and their families. Residents actively participate in local elections and are very vocal about their views on how their local government should be run. It is through these efforts that Grundy continues to prosper and strive towards a brighter tomorrow.
The political climate in Grundy, VA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, VA is very conservative. In Buchanan County, VA 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.9%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grundy, VA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, Virginia is very conservative.
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.
Grundy, Virginia: D d r R R R
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 Grundy, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $3,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $28,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)