Dante, Virginia is a small rural town located in rural Southwest Virginia. It has a rich history and culture that is deeply rooted in the Appalachian Mountains. The politics of Dante are largely conservative, with the majority of elected officials being Republicans. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members, all of whom are elected to serve two-year terms. Although there is a Republican majority in office, the people of Dante are generally open-minded and welcoming to all political views. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone in the community has an equal voice and the right to be heard. They strive to create a safe and secure environment for citizens to live in while maintaining their individual freedoms and rights.
The political climate in Dante, VA is strongly conservative.
Russell County, VA is very conservative. In Russell County, VA 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.7%.
Russell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dante, VA is strongly conservative.
Russell County, Virginia is very conservative.
Big Stone Gap Metro Area 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.
Dante, 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 Dante, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,043 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)