Blairs, VA is a small town located in the heart of Virginia. It is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, as well as its rich history and culture. The town has many small businesses and organizations that contribute to the economy of the area. Politically, Blairs is part of the Bedford County Board of Supervisors, one of 95 counties that make up the Commonwealth of Virginia. In terms of local politics, Blairs is represented by a number of public officials from both major political parties. These include representatives in Congress, state legislators, county supervisors, and members of various school boards. There is also an active local chamber on commerce which works hard to promote good business practices and support local entrepreneurs. Local elections take place every four years to ensure that there are always current representatives in place to represent the voice of Blairs citizens.
The political climate in Blairs, 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
Blairs, VA 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.
Blairs, 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 Blairs, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 436 contributions totaling $20,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 200 contributions totaling $21,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)