Stony Creek, VA is a small town located in Southwest Virginia. It has a rich history and a vibrant community. The politics of the town are diverse and the people have strong opinions on local issues that affect them. There are several local political candidates who are running for office in this year's election including Paul Hines for Mayor, Melissa Mitchell for Sheriff, and Mary Johnson for City Council. Each candidate brings different perspectives on how to best serve their constituents in Stony Creek and they all promise to work hard to improve the lives of citizens living in the region. The residents of Stony Creek will be able to make an informed decision at the ballot box about who they think will be most effective in leading the town into a brighter future.
The political climate in Stony Creek, VA is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Sussex County, VA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 43.6%.
Sussex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stony Creek, VA is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately 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.
Stony Creek, Virginia: d 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 Stony Creek, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)