Palmyra, VA is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. It has a rich history with deep roots in politics dating back to its founding in the 1790s. Despite its small size, Palmyra boasts an active political climate. Local issues are discussed and debated by local officials and members of the community which encourages civic engagement and participation in local decision-making. Residents have the opportunity to vote on important matters such as town budgets, school board issues, and more. The town also elects representatives to state and national offices that represent their interests on larger levels of government. Politically active residents can choose from a variety of candidates from both major political parties that offer different perspectives on how to best serve their constituents.
The political climate in Palmyra, VA is somewhat conservative.
Fluvanna County, VA is leaning conservative. In Fluvanna County, VA 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fluvanna county remained Republican, 51.5% to 46.8%.
Fluvanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, VA is somewhat conservative.
Fluvanna County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,832 contributions totaling $302,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 848 contributions totaling $115,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)