McMullin, VA is a small rural town located in the heart of Virginia. The town has a long political history, with many active citizens involved in the governance of the area. The town is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. As an electoral district, McMullin is represented in Congress by Congressman Joe Smith, who was elected in 2016 and represents Virginia’s first Congressional District. Additionally, the town has several representatives in the State Senate and House of Delegates. McMullin holds regular elections for local offices such as Town Mayor and Council Members, which provide residents with an opportunity to have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that affect the community. Local elections are also held for county offices such as Sheriff and Clerk of Court. While there are no current state or national candidates from McMullin, those living here can still make sure their voices are heard through participation in all levels of politics.
The political climate in McMullin, VA is strongly 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
McMullin, VA is strongly 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.
McMullin, 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 McMullin, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $11,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $14,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)