Cherry Hill, VA is a small town in rural Virginia with a population of just over 1,500 residents. The town is governed by the Cherry Hill Town Council, which is composed of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Elections for the Town Council are held every four years and local citizens are encouraged to take part in local political processes. Notable issues among the locals include infrastructure improvements, growth and development of the community, and economic development. The council meetings are open to the public and provide an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard on important issues that affect their community. With its small, close-knit population and active participation in local politics, Cherry Hill provides a unique example of how strong civic engagement can be beneficial to a community.
The political climate in Cherry Hill, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cherry Hill, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Cherry Hill, Virginia: r r D D D D
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 Cherry Hill, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,802 contributions totaling $283,904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,230 contributions totaling $176,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)