Roanoke City, VA County is a dynamic city with a vibrant political scene. It's home to several local politicians who are actively working on behalf of their constituents. The city works with the state government and the federal government to ensure that its citizens are served well. Local elected officials work diligently to address constituent needs and promote the quality of life in Roanoke City. They often host public meetings and forums allowing residents to voice their ideas and opinions on important matters affecting the city. Additionally, they help develop policy initiatives that support economic development, provide access to educational opportunities, safeguard public health, and protect the environment. The city also works closely with businesses, non-profits, and other stakeholders in order to create an even more inclusive city for all its citizens.
The political climate in Roanoke City County, VA is strongly liberal.
In Roanoke City County, VA 61.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Roanoke city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roanoke City County, VA is strongly liberal.
Roanoke 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.
Roanoke City, Virginia: d 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 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 Roanoke City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,957 contributions totaling $510,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 809 contributions totaling $936,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)