Politics in the small town of Alberta, VA are typically dominated by local issues such as schools, infrastructure, and taxes. Local candidates often have to gain the trust of the community by advocating for policies that will benefit Alberta specifically, not just general state-wide initiatives. Alberta is known for its strong sense of community and many local politicians prioritize listening to their constituents and building relationships with them. There is no one political party that dominates local elections as it is often a mix between Republican and Democratic candidates who are both looking to serve their respective communities. Ultimately, whoever can best represent the interests of Alberta residents will be successful in obtaining office.
The political climate in Alberta, VA is leaning liberal.
Brunswick County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Brunswick County, VA 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brunswick county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 42.2%.
Brunswick county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alberta, VA is leaning liberal.
Brunswick 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.
Alberta, 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 Alberta, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)