Mechanicsville, VA is a small town located in central Virginia that has a rich history of political involvement. Though the population size of the town may be relatively small, the residents are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in deciding who will represent them at all levels of government. Local elections often feature several candidates for each office, giving residents many options to choose from when deciding who to vote for. The people of Mechanicsville pride themselves on making informed decisions regarding their representatives and strive to make sure that all voices within the community are heard throughout the election process.
The political climate in Mechanicsville, VA is moderately conservative.
Hanover County, VA is strongly conservative. In Hanover County, VA 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanover county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.7%.
Hanover county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mechanicsville, VA is moderately conservative.
Hanover County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Mechanicsville, 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 Mechanicsville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,956 contributions totaling $893,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,564 contributions totaling $509,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)