Pulaski, VA is a small town in southwestern Virginia with a rich history and culture. The town is home to many diverse businesses and organizations, which makes it an ideal place for political involvement. Political activities are focused around the local government, including the Pulaski Town Council and local offices such as mayor and sheriff. There are also many opportunities for residents to get involved in state politics, such as attending local meetings of state representatives or volunteering on campaigns. The Pulaski County Republican Party and Pulaski County Democratic Committee both hold events throughout the year that provide citizens with information about upcoming ballots and other issues related to elections. As a result of this political engagement, there is an informed citizenry that can make their voices heard in both local and state politics.
The political climate in Pulaski, VA is moderately conservative.
Pulaski County, VA is very conservative. In Pulaski County, VA 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.3%.
Pulaski county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pulaski, VA is moderately conservative.
Pulaski County, Virginia is very conservative.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg 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.
Pulaski, 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 Pulaski, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $51,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $43,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)