Clifton Forge, Virginia is a small town located in Alleghany County. Though the town may be small, its political landscape is very active. The town’s government consists of a mayor and four city council members that are elected by the residents of Clifton Forge. Elections take place every two years and current candidates for office are usually involved in activities such as door-to-door campaigning or attending meetings throughout town to discuss their platform with residents. Additionally, there are various organizations and special interest groups that actively participate in local politics to help bring about change in Clifton Forge. These organizations often organize campaigns around specific causes, host events to bring attention to local issues, engage in fundraising for candidates they support, and provide support for initiatives they believe will benefit the town as a whole. All these efforts contribute to making sure the political climate of Clifton Forge remains vibrant and relevant.
The political climate in Clifton Forge, VA is moderately 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
Clifton Forge, VA is moderately 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.
Clifton Forge, 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 Clifton Forge, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $7,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)