Augusta County is located in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. It is a vibrant and diverse community that is home to an array of different political viewpoints. The county provides many services to its residents, including a strong public school system, access to quality healthcare, and numerous parks and recreational activities. Political representation in the county comes from both the state and local level with representatives for the Virginia General Assembly serving Augusta County. On the local level, Augusta County is divided into several townships and cities which may have their own local elected officials such as mayors, councilors, or supervisors. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by joining various civic organizations or attending town meetings. Through these efforts, they can help ensure the well-being of their communities and advocate for important issues that affect everyone in Augusta County.
The political climate in Augusta County, VA is very conservative.
In Augusta County, VA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Augusta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.6%.
Augusta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Augusta County, VA is very conservative.
Staunton Metro Area is strongly 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.
Augusta, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Augusta County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,408 contributions totaling $140,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $83,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)