Appomattox, Virginia is a small, rural town located in the Piedmont region of the state. The town has a long and proud history, having been the site of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Union forces during the American Civil War in 1865. Today, Appomattox is home to a mix of agricultural and manufacturing businesses, as well as several educational institutions such as Longwood University and Central Virginia Community College. In terms of politics, Appomattox is part of Virginia's 5th congressional district and is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Tom Garrett Jr. At the state level, Appomattox is part of Virginia's 20th Senate District, currently represented by Republican Bill Carrico. In addition to Carrico, Appomattox is also represented in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly by Republicans Danny Marshall and Matt Fariss. Despite its small population size, Appomattox plays an important role in Virginia politics and serves as a bellwether for statewide elections
The political climate in Appomattox, VA is strongly conservative.
Appomattox County, VA is very conservative. In Appomattox County, VA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Appomattox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.1%.
Appomattox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Appomattox, VA is strongly conservative.
Appomattox 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.
Appomattox, 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 Appomattox, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $4,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)