New Hope, VA is a small rural town located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is a peaceful and welcoming community that is governed by the same local board of supervisors for many years. The town takes pride in its commitment to civic engagement and involvement with local politics. There are numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved with their local government and stay informed about the decisions being made that impact their lives directly. The Board of Supervisors hold regular meetings throughout the year which are open to the public, allowing citizens to provide input on matters that affect them. Furthermore, there are multiple candidates running for office in New Hope every election cycle, providing city residents with plenty of options when it comes to choosing representatives who will best represent their interests. Overall, local politics in New Hope are accessible and engaging, making it easy for citizens to stay involved with issues impacting their hometown.
The political climate in New Hope, VA is very conservative.
Augusta County, VA is very conservative. In Augusta County, VA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Augusta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.6%.
Augusta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Hope, VA is very conservative.
Augusta County, Virginia is very conservative.
Staunton Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Hope, 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 New Hope, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,278 contributions totaling $219,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,186 contributions totaling $160,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)