Honaker, VA is a small town located in Southwest Virginia. It is well known for its cultural heritage and friendly atmosphere. The town has an active local government which is responsible for providing public services to its citizens. There are a variety of political issues that affect the citizens of Honaker such as taxes, education, health care, and economic development. Every four years, residents of Honaker get to choose who will represent them at the state level by voting in local elections. During these elections, candidates discuss their views on the issues affecting the community and how they would address them if elected. This allows residents to make informed decisions when selecting their representatives. The town is also represented at the national level by Virginia’s congressional delegation who work to pass legislation that will benefit Honaker and all of Virginia’s citizens. All of these components come together to create a strong sense of civic engagement among Honaker's residents and ensure their representation at the local, state, and national levels of government.
The political climate in Honaker, VA is strongly conservative.
Russell County, VA is very conservative. In Russell County, VA 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.7%.
Russell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Honaker, VA is strongly conservative.
Russell 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.
Honaker, Virginia: d 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 Honaker, 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 6 contributions totaling $708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)