The politics in Clintwood, VA are mainly driven by the local government. The town has a mayor and city council that meets on a monthly basis to discuss matters regarding the community and how best to serve its citizens. The council is made up of individuals from all parts of the town, ensuring representation for all voices. They take into consideration input from residents when making decisions that will affect the whole community. Additionally, the mayor acts as a liaison between county and state officials and the residents of Clintwood. This allows for more direct access to resources such as grants or other financial assistance for projects around town. The mayor also works closely with local businesses to ensure a healthy economic climate in town. All in all, Clintwood is a friendly and welcoming community with a strong commitment to civic engagement.
The political climate in Clintwood, VA is moderately conservative.
Dickenson County, VA is very conservative. In Dickenson County, VA 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickenson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.6%.
Dickenson county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clintwood, VA is moderately conservative.
Dickenson County, Virginia is very conservative.
Big Stone Gap 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.
Clintwood, Virginia: D d 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 Clintwood, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $20,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $6,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)