Hot Springs, VA is a small town located in the western part of the state, surrounded by mountains and forests. As such, it has very strong local politics which are focused on preserving the town’s natural beauty and providing basic services to its citizens. The local political candidates seek to represent the interests of Hot Springs residents and help preserve the best qualities that make this area unique. They work to maintain a safe and healthy environment, provide quality amenities for businesses and residents, foster positive economic growth, promote tourism, and enhance community spirit. In order to do this effectively, they must listen to their constituents’ opinions and work together with them towards shared goals. Through collaboration with other towns in the region, Hot Springs is able to increase its impact on statewide policies.
The political climate in Hot Springs, VA is strongly conservative.
Bath County, VA is very conservative. In Bath County, VA 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bath county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.8%.
Bath county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hot Springs, VA is strongly conservative.
Bath 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.
Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $5,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)