Glenvar, VA is a small community located in the Appalachian mountains. It is known for its close-knit and welcoming community spirit, but also for its unique political landscape. Glenvar is home to several grassroots organizations that are focused on local issues such as education and public safety, as well as broader issues such as poverty and inequality. The town has welcomed a number of state and national candidates from both major parties who have come to speak at events held in the area. These candidates often focus on how to best serve the families of Glenvar and the surrounding areas by providing support for their schools and businesses. All in all, Glenvar is a great example of how American politics can be rooted in its local communities.
The political climate in Glenvar, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, VA is moderately conservative. In Roanoke County, VA 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.1%.
Roanoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glenvar, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Roanoke 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.
Glenvar, 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 Glenvar, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 686 contributions totaling $111,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 592 contributions totaling $139,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)