Bassett, Virginia is a small town located in Henry County. Politics in Bassett are greatly influenced by its location, with the local government seeking to maintain the historical feel of the area while also working to improve infrastructure and economic development. The Town Council holds regular meetings for citizens to voice their concerns and ideas on how best to serve the needs of the community. There are no permanent political candidates in Bassett, but local residents often show interest in state and national issues. Additionally, Bassett has several active civic organizations that work together to support the community through volunteer initiatives. This includes neighborhood clean ups, food drives, and other events that bring people together for a common purpose. Additionally, citizens can connect with each other through online forums and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to discuss current events or just exchange friendly conversation between neighbors.
The political climate in Bassett, VA is moderately conservative.
Henry County, VA is strongly conservative. In Henry County, VA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 35.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bassett, VA is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Martinsville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bassett, 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 Bassett, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $7,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $13,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)