Irvington, Virginia is a small town in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It is home to a diverse population that enjoys a quality of life often associated with larger cities. The local politics in Irvington are run by the Town Council, which consists of seven members who have been elected to represent the citizens of the town. The Town Council holds regular meetings to discuss and vote on issues concerning all aspects of the town's operations, such as taxes, zoning regulations, public works projects, and other matters that affect the community. Local political candidates who wish to serve on the Town Council must be at least 18 years old and reside in or near Irvington. They must also declare their candidacy at least two months before an election and attend candidate forums held throughout the campaign period.
The political climate in Irvington, VA is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, VA is leaning conservative. In Lancaster County, VA 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained Republican, 51.7% to 47.1%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irvington, VA is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Irvington, 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 Irvington, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $41,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $20,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)