Selma, VA is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. With a population of about 400 people, it is known for its picturesque views and laid back atmosphere. In terms of politics, Selma is governed by the Board of Supervisors from Rockingham County. Issues such as local taxation, law enforcement, public health, and natural resource management are all discussed and voted upon by this board. Additionally, the town holds elections for mayor and council members to represent the residents' interests in local matters. These elected officials serve four-year terms and make decisions on behalf of the community that affect the day-to-day life in Selma. Recently, they have been focusing on improving quality of life through investments such as infrastructure upgrades, park improvements, and new businesses development. It's clear that the citizens of Selma take their responsibility to their hometown seriously when it comes to decisions regarding its future.
The political climate in Selma, VA is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, VA is very conservative. In Alleghany County, VA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.3%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Selma, VA is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, Virginia 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.
Selma, 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 Selma, 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)