Cave Spring, Virginia is a small community located in the Roanoke County of southwestern Virginia. Though it is a small town, Cave Spring has a vibrant political atmosphere that is reflected in its civic engagement. Locals are committed to voicing their opinions on issues that affect their community and have been known to take stands on matters that benefit the greater good of Cave Spring. The locals are often seen attending town hall meetings where they can discuss issues with local politicians and let their voices be heard. During election season, the citizens of Cave Spring come out in droves to support the candidates who best represent their values. Furthermore, there are several initiatives led by local organizations such as churches and non-profits that further involve citizens in important political discussions. It is clear that politics play an important role in Cave Spring, VA and its citizens’ commitment shows no signs of waning anytime soon.
The political climate in Cave Spring, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, VA is moderately conservative. In Roanoke County, VA 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.1%.
Roanoke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cave Spring, VA is somewhat conservative.
Roanoke County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cave Spring, 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 Cave Spring, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,876 contributions totaling $691,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,794 contributions totaling $3,068,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,098 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)