Chatmoss, VA is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite its size, politics in Chatmoss are no small matter. The town is part of the larger Virginia state political arena and actively participates in local, state, and national elections. Local residents often come together to discuss and debate current issues and laws that affect their daily lives while staying informed on upcoming events such as mayoral debates and town hall meetings. Although there may not be any specific local political candidates running for office in Chatmoss, residents still have a strong sense of pride when it comes to their town's involvement in politics.
The political climate in Chatmoss, 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
Chatmoss, 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.
Chatmoss, 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 Chatmoss, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 430 contributions totaling $42,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 292 contributions totaling $96,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)