Rivanna, Virginia is a small town with a rich political history. Although the town itself does not have a local government, there are many political initiatives that the citizens of Rivanna take part in. They regularly vote in local, state, and national elections and take an active role in civic engagement. In addition to this, the people of Rivanna often organize events and activities to promote awareness about important issues and help shape public policy on a local level. The residents of Rivanna are passionate about their community and strive to make it a better place for all who live there.
The political climate in Rivanna, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rivanna, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle County, Virginia is very liberal.
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.
Rivanna, Virginia: r d D D D D
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 Rivanna, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 702 contributions totaling $261,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $3,877,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15,699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)