Maurertown, VA is a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It has a rich history and culture that has been passed down for generations and remains an important part of the local identity today. The politics of Maurertown are heavily influenced by local residents who prioritize social issues such as economic opportunity, education funding, health care access, and environmental protection. The town's elections are generally nonpartisan but feature spirited debates about how to best move the community forward. In recent years, many candidates have been elected to local offices who have brought their own unique visions to help shape the future of Maurertown. Residents come together each election season to discuss their preferences and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that affect them directly.
The political climate in Maurertown, VA is strongly conservative.
Shenandoah County, VA is very conservative. In Shenandoah County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shenandoah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.9%.
Shenandoah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maurertown, VA is strongly conservative.
Shenandoah 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.
Maurertown, 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 Maurertown, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $5,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $6,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)