Luray, VA is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The politics of Luray are mostly dominated by Republicans, and the current mayor is Republican Harry Hensley. There are also a number of local committees that help shape the political landscape of Luray, including the Board of Supervisors and Town Council. These committees work to ensure services are available to all citizens and help make sure that public safety, infrastructure, and economic development remain key priorities for the town. They also support various initiatives such as creating incentives for new businesses to open in Luray or preserving its rural charm through zoning regulations. The community as a whole is passionate about its political issues, and many people actively participate in local elections by getting involved with their favorite candidates or attending rallies to voice their views.
The political climate in Luray, VA is strongly conservative.
Page County, VA is very conservative. In Page County, VA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Page county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Page county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Luray, VA is strongly conservative.
Page 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.
Luray, Virginia: R R 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 Luray, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,446 contributions totaling $218,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 387 contributions totaling $75,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)