The small town of Ringgold, Virginia is located in Pittsylvania County and has a population of just over 500 people. It is primarily a rural area and does not have its own local government or mayor. However, the community still remains politically active by participating in local, state, and national elections to ensure that their voices are heard amongst the larger population. Residents can vote for representatives in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate races as well as for federal Congress officials. During each election cycle residents have many opportunities to get involved through volunteering for candidate campaigns or attending debates and other events related to elections. All citizens of Ringgold are encouraged to use their right to vote so that their opinions and beliefs can be properly represented in the political system.
The political climate in Zip 24586 (Ringgold, VA) is strongly 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
Zip 24586 (Ringgold, VA) is strongly conservative.
Ringgold, Virginia is strongly 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.
Ringgold, 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 zip 24586 (Ringgold)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $914 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)