Scottsville, VA is a small town located in Albemarle County in the Heart of Virginia. It is home to many friendly folks and offers a peaceful atmosphere for residents to enjoy. Scottsville has always had strong local politics, with many people actively participating in their local elections and advocating for their concerns. Over the years, the town has seen its share of different political candidates as well as various initiatives that citizens have been able to participate in. The town has held various debates between candidates regarding issues that are important to the citizens of Scottsville such as jobs and economic growth, education and public safety. All of these topics have been discussed by local politicians who are passionate about making sure that Scottsville remains a great place to live for its residents.
The political climate in Scottsville, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scottsville, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle 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.
Scottsville, Virginia: r 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 Scottsville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 588 contributions totaling $48,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $28,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)