Altavista, VA is a small town located in central Virginia which has an active and involved political atmosphere. The town has a dedicated local government that works hard to serve its residents. There are a variety of political parties represented in the town and many political debates take place at Town Hall meetings. Altavista also offers members of its community the opportunity to become involved in politics through volunteerism and by participating in forums and other events held by their local representatives. Residents of Altavista can stay informed about upcoming elections by attending candidate debates or reading up on current issues that are being discussed in the area. With its vibrant political landscape, Altavista is home to many engaged citizens who strive to keep their community running smoothly and improve the quality of life within it.
The political climate in Altavista, VA is moderately conservative.
Campbell County, VA is very conservative. In Campbell County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.0%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altavista, VA is moderately conservative.
Campbell County, Virginia is very conservative.
Lynchburg 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.
Altavista, 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 Altavista, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $14,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)