Courtland, VA is a small town located in Southern Virginia. In Courtland, the local politics focus mainly on issues such as public safety, public works and education. The town has an elected mayor and town council which are responsible for overseeing the day to day activities of the town. The Mayor is responsible for working with the county government and other municipalities to promote economic development in the area. The Town Council is comprised of five members who are elected by the citizens of Courtland every four years. The Town Council meets once a month and discusses matters that affect their constituents. Additionally, there are several boards and committees that work to ensure that Courtland’s infrastructure and services are maintained at optimal levels. This includes groups like the Parks and Recreation Board, Planning Commission, Zoning Board, Public Works Department, and more. All these entities work together to ensure that Courtland remains safe, clean, prosperous and well-maintained for its residents.
The political climate in Courtland, VA is somewhat conservative.
Southampton County, VA is moderately conservative. In Southampton County, VA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Southampton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.6%.
Southampton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Courtland, VA is somewhat conservative.
Southampton County, Virginia 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.
Courtland, Virginia: d 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 Courtland, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $6,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)