Pocahontas, VA is a small town located in Southwest Virginia. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that is deeply rooted in its community. The politics of Pocahontas are driven by the local citizens who take an active role in their government. Community members come together to discuss issues important to the town and how they can work together to better serve it. Local political candidates are often chosen based on their commitment to the area and their dedication to representing the interests of their constituents. Elections are held on a regular basis and many people get involved in the process by volunteering or voting for their chosen candidates. The residents of Pocahontas take great pride in their local government and strive to ensure it works for everyone.
The political climate in Pocahontas, VA is strongly conservative.
Tazewell County, VA is very conservative. In Tazewell County, VA 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tazewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.9%.
Tazewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocahontas, VA is strongly conservative.
Tazewell County, Virginia is very conservative.
Bluefield Metro Area 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.
Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)