Clinchport, VA is a small rural town with a population of around 2,000 people. It has a long history of political involvement and actively participates in local, state and national elections. The local political scene is characterized by an engaged electorate that takes part in the decision-making process. Locally elected officials are held accountable for their actions and are expected to listen to the wishes of constituents. Furthermore, Clinchport provides ample opportunities for citizens to inform themselves on current political issues and legislation through various media outlets and community engagement activities. As such, the town stands ready to move forward with progressive ideas while still respecting traditional values.
The political climate in Clinchport, VA is strongly conservative.
Scott County, VA is very conservative. In Scott County, VA 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.6%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinchport, VA is strongly conservative.
Scott 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.
Clinchport, 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 Clinchport, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $16,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)