Hamilton, VA is a small town located in Loudon County with a rich history and diverse population. The town is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, elected at-large for staggered four-year terms. The Town Council is made up of seven members, also elected at-large for staggered two-year terms. Issues facing Hamilton include economic development, public safety, housing affordability, transportation infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. Locals are passionate about their community and take an active interest in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard on these important matters. Community engagement activities such as public forums and online surveys help the Town of Hamilton understand the needs of its citizens and provide direct feedback to local government officials on how best to address those needs.
The political climate in Hamilton, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Hamilton, Virginia: R R d d D D
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 Hamilton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 567 contributions totaling $51,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $17,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)