The small town of Stanardsville, VA is home to a tight-knit community who have close ties with the local political landscape. This small town has seen much change in recent years, some positive and some negative. Despite the changes that have taken place in the town, the citizens remain committed to their local politicians and their leadership. Most residents are informed of local elections and take time out of their day to go to the polls and cast their votes for their preferred candidates. The community is passionate about making sure their voices are heard at each election, ensuring that their perspectives are considered when decisions are made. It is no wonder why Stanardsville, VA has consistently produced strong political leaders who strive for progress within the small town.
The political climate in Stanardsville, 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
Stanardsville, 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.
Stanardsville, 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 Stanardsville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 251 contributions totaling $33,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $13,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)