Hillsboro, VA is a small rural town located in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. It is known for its pastoral beauty and strong community ties. Politically, the town is a stronghold of traditional conservative values and has been represented at the local level by Republicans for many years. Local policies are focused on preserving the area's natural resources and promoting economic development initiatives that promote job growth and opportunity in the area. Residents have a strong sense of civic duty and take pride in their democratic engagement, with voter turnout typically being higher than other nearby towns. Hillsboro is committed to upholding its long-standing tradition of providing responsible governance to ensure it remains a vibrant, thriving community for generations to come.
The political climate in Hillsboro, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Hillsboro, Virginia: R R 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 Hillsboro, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 991 contributions totaling $125,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $120,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)