Ruckersville, VA is a small town located in central Virginia, and it has a long history of political involvement. Residents of Ruckersville are passionate about their local politics and often take part in elections to ensure their voices are heard. The area is known for its strong conservative values, with many residents taking part in the Republican Party primaries. There is also an active Democratic base in town, with both sides advocating for their candidates during election season. Local politicians often come to Ruckersville to discuss their platforms and meet with constituents on a regular basis. Overall, politics in Ruckersville are an important aspect of the community and regularly shape the area's future for better or worse.
The political climate in Ruckersville, VA is moderately conservative.
Greene County, VA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, VA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 36.8%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruckersville, VA is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Ruckersville, 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 Ruckersville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 604 contributions totaling $52,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $54,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)