The small town of Buena Vista, VA is known for its close-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. Though it may be a small town, the people of Buena Vista take politics seriously. The local elections are held annually and candidates are chosen by the residents who believe they will best represent their interests. Issues that matter to the people of Buena Vista revolve around economic development, education, public safety, and environmental protection. Many of the candidates running for office focus on these issues when creating policies that affect Buena Vista’s future. With a population of just over 6,000 citizens, it is important for locals to have their voices heard in order to ensure that their city is being represented properly.
The political climate in Buena Vista, VA is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista City County, VA is very conservative. In Buena Vista City County, VA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buena Vista city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 29.7%.
Buena Vista city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buena Vista, VA is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista City County, Virginia is very 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.
Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)