Glasgow, VA is a small town located in the state of Virginia. It is governed by a five-member Town Council who are elected to serve three-year terms. The Town Council oversees the day-to-day operations of the town, while also setting overall policies for the local government. The Town Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month and works to ensure that all residents of Glasgow have access to services such as parks, libraries, recreation facilities, and public safety. In addition to its elected officials, Glasgow relies heavily on its volunteer citizens who serve on various committees and commissions tasked with keeping the town running smoothly. This includes areas such as infrastructure planning, economic development, budgeting, and community outreach. Through their combined efforts, both elected officials and volunteers are able to keep Glasgow a safe place to live and work for all citizens.
The political climate in Glasgow, VA is moderately conservative.
Rockbridge County, VA is very conservative. In Rockbridge County, VA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockbridge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Rockbridge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glasgow, VA is moderately conservative.
Rockbridge 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.
Glasgow, 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 Glasgow, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $23,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $679 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)