Chatham, VA is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is relatively conservative and has a low population of about 1,200 people. Despite its size, Chatham is an engaged community when it comes to politics. During election season, local candidates can be seen engaging in debates and hosting meet-and-greets so that their constituents can get to know them better. The town also frequently organizes events like town hall meetings and political forums that allow locals to discuss important issues and voice their opinions. Chatham’s citizens take pride in participating in the democratic process and come together to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Chatham, VA is moderately conservative.
Pittsylvania County, VA is very conservative. In Pittsylvania County, VA 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsylvania county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 29.6%.
Pittsylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chatham, VA is moderately conservative.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Chatham, 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 Chatham, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $15,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $51,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)