Claremont, VA is a small town in southeastern Virginia. It is known for its diverse population and picturesque rural landscape. Politically, it is part of the 4th congressional district of Virginia, currently represented by Congressman Donald McEachin. On the state level, Claremont lies within the 20th district of the Virginia House of Delegates, which is represented by Republican Roxann L. Robinson. The town is also governed by a five-member Town Council and Mayor, who work together to ensure that all residents receive quality services and representation from their local government. As a result of working closely with their constituents, Claremont has become an example of successful local politics that strives to meet the needs of its people while still maintaining fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Claremont, VA is leaning conservative.
Surry County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Surry County, VA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Surry county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.3%.
Surry county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claremont, VA is leaning conservative.
Surry County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Claremont, 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 Claremont, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,911 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)