Edinburg, VA is a small town located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is known for its thriving agricultural sector and has a long history of community involvement in politics and civic engagement. The town has a mayor-council government, with regular elections taking place every two years to select the mayor and four council members. The current mayor is Gary Pace, who was elected in 2020. In addition to the Mayor’s office, there are also seven district offices which serve as centers of political life in Edinburg. Each of these districts elect their own representative to the Town Council, allowing for greater representation among all groups within Edinburg's diverse population. The current council members are committed to ensuring that the town remains financially sustainable while continuing its tradition of high-quality services and amenities for residents. Additionally, they work hard to ensure that local businesses have access to necessary resources and support services needed for success. With their commitment to creating a strong sense of community and encouraging public participation in local politics, it is no surprise that Edinburg remains an important center for local politics in Virginia today.
The political climate in Edinburg, VA is strongly conservative.
Shenandoah County, VA is very conservative. In Shenandoah County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shenandoah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.9%.
Shenandoah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edinburg, VA is strongly conservative.
Shenandoah 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.
Edinburg, 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 Edinburg, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $6,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $61,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $456 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)