Callaghan, VA is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a rich history and is known for its charming old-fashioned downtown area. While it may be small, politics in Callaghan are still important. The town has an active local government that works to ensure that all of its citizens have their voices heard on issues ranging from taxes to schools to zoning ordinances. Local elections are held on a regular basis and the residents of Callaghan take great pride in voting for the candidates who they feel will work hardest for them and their community. With such an important role in how the town functions, it’s always important to make sure that you stay informed about who’s running and who will be best suited to serve the people of Callaghan.
The political climate in Callaghan, VA is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, VA is very conservative. In Alleghany County, VA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.3%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Callaghan, VA is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, Virginia 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.
Callaghan, 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 Callaghan, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $16,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $6,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)