Abingdon, VA is a small town located in Southwest Virginia with a population of about 8,000 people. Abingdon is home to many local politicians who are committed to making the community a better place for all citizens. The town has had a long history of political involvement and debate, and this continues today as many local politicians are campaigning to represent the residents in government. From the county board of supervisors to representatives at the state level, Abingdon’s citizens have an abundance of candidates vying for their vote. Local politicians work hard to address issues ranging from education and infrastructure improvements to economic development and job creation. Residents can look forward to hearing more from these candidates over the course of the election season as they make their case for why they should be voted into office.
The political climate in Abingdon, VA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, VA is very conservative. In Washington County, VA 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 23.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abingdon, VA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Virginia is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area is very 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.
Abingdon, 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 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 Abingdon, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,947 contributions totaling $446,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 601 contributions totaling $305,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $508 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)