Verona, Virginia is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley with a population of approximately 2,400 people. While it is not as large as some other cities in the area, Verona still has an active political scene. The town is governed by five elected representatives who make up the Town Council and are responsible for setting policy and determining how best to serve their community. The Town Council meets twice each month to discuss current issues and make decisions that affect Verona’s future. Locals can participate by attending council meetings or emailing their representatives with thoughts and suggestions about policy decisions. Verona also features candidates from both major political parties running for office at the state and federal level, giving residents plenty of choice when it comes to voting in elections. In addition, Verona is part of Augusta County, which has its own Board of Supervisors and Commissioners, both of which are elected positions that focus on countywide issues such as education, transportation, public safety, and more. Despite its size, Verona remains an important part of the larger political landscape in Virginia.
The political climate in Verona, VA is strongly conservative.
Augusta County, VA is very conservative. In Augusta County, VA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Augusta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.6%.
Augusta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Verona, VA is strongly conservative.
Augusta County, Virginia is very conservative.
Staunton Metro Area is strongly 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.
Verona, 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 Verona, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,776 contributions totaling $193,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 925 contributions totaling $116,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)