Marion, Virginia is a small town located in the Appalachian region of the state. It is a tight-knit community with a population of just over 5,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor and city council members. All politics in Marion are non-partisan and local candidates for political office are not named due to the small size of the town. Local leaders strive to make decisions that will benefit the entire community, from economic development initiatives to creating a strong sense of civic responsibility. They also work closely with citizens to ensure that their needs and concerns are heard and addressed. In Marion, politics focuses on building bridges between diverse groups, working together to create positive change for all residents.
The political climate in Marion, VA is moderately conservative.
Smyth County, VA is very conservative. In Smyth County, VA 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smyth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.3%.
Smyth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, VA is moderately conservative.
Smyth 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.
Marion, 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 Marion, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $33,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $44,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)