Vinton, Virginia is a small town in the Roanoke Valley region with a population of 8,098. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is known for its scenic beauty and friendly atmosphere. Despite its size, Vinton is home to an active political community. Locally elected officials are responsible for making important decisions that affect the citizens of Vinton. The Town Council consists of five members who are chosen every four years during elections held by the town. Aside from their duties as members of the Town Council, they may also serve on various boards and commissions that have been established to oversee different aspects of life within the town. Additionally, the mayor of Vinton serves a two-year term and acts as a leader for citizens and visitors alike. As part of his duties, he ensures that consistent policies are being implemented throughout Vinton. All local political candidates must be registered voters in order to run for office in Vinton, VA, ensuring that only qualified individuals are able to serve their fellow citizens within this vibrant community.
The political climate in Vinton, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, VA is moderately conservative. In Roanoke County, VA 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.1%.
Roanoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vinton, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Vinton, 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 Vinton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $11,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $39,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)