Albemarle County, Virginia is known for its diverse population and vibrant culture. It is home to many small towns and the city of Charlottesville, which serves as the county seat. Politics in Albemarle County are largely based on local issues such as education, infrastructure, housing, economic development, and public safety. The county is served by a board of supervisors that represents each district within the county. The board of supervisors works together to make decisions that are in the best interest of the citizens in their respective districts. Furthermore, there are numerous committees and task forces that work to address various issues throughout the community. Local political candidates run for office each year in order to ensure that everyone's voice is heard and represented fairly. Throughout every election season, all citizens have an opportunity to exercise their right to vote and choose their local representation.
The political climate in 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
Albemarle County, VA 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.
Albemarle, 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 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 Albemarle County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,045 contributions totaling $6,261,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,087 contributions totaling $4,515,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)