Monterey, VA is a small town located in western Virginia. It has a population of just over 800 people and is a quiet, peaceful community. The local government consists of a Mayor and Town Council, which are responsible for setting policy, regulations and ordinances for the town. Every two years elections are held to determine who will fill the positions of Mayor and Town Council Members. Local candidates run campaigns to get elected by the citizens of Monterey. The campaigns typically center around issues like economic development, infrastructure improvements and providing services to residents. Through these campaigns, candidates aim to show that they are the best choice for Monterey's future. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Monterey to decide who will be their representatives in local politics.
The political climate in Monterey, VA is strongly conservative.
Highland County, VA is very conservative. In Highland County, VA 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Highland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.2%.
Highland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monterey, VA is strongly conservative.
Highland 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.
Monterey, 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 Monterey, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $3,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $4,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)