Penhook, Virginia is a small community located in the south of the state. While it may be small in size, it still has an active and vibrant political scene. The town council is composed of a seven-member board who are committed to making Penhook a great place to live. The members of the town council are elected by the citizens of Penhook every two years. In addition to the council, there are also various committees and other forms of government that keep things running smoothly in Penhook. Every election cycle, local residents have the opportunity to vote for their representatives on City Council and other boards that oversee different areas such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and more. With an engaged citizenry and dedicated government officials, Penhook is able to stay up-to-date with modern trends and ensure its future success.
The political climate in Penhook, VA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, VA is very conservative. In Franklin County, VA 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Penhook, VA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Virginia is very conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Penhook, 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 Penhook, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 923 contributions totaling $36,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $145,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)