The small town of Glen Lyn, VA is situated in the Appalachian foothills and is a community steeped in tradition. Despite its small population, Glen Lyn is an active part of the political landscape in Virginia. The town is served by multiple county and state representatives who work to ensure the needs of their constituents are being met. The local candidates running for office take advantage of Glen Lyn's diverse population and political engagement to ensure their campaigns reach as many people as possible. This dedication to civic responsibility has been seen throughout Glen Lyn's history, with citizens often taking it upon themselves to get informed about the issues that affect their lives and vote accordingly. In doing so, they are helping shape the future of their beloved hometown while simultaneously upholding its long-standing traditions.
The political climate in Glen Lyn, VA is strongly conservative.
Giles County, VA is very conservative. In Giles County, VA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Giles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.5%.
Giles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glen Lyn, VA is strongly conservative.
Giles County, Virginia is very conservative.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Glen Lyn, 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 Glen Lyn, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)