Politics in Ettrick, VA are largely determined by local elections. The small town is full of passionate citizens who are highly engaged in the political process and take an active part in the electoral system. There have been several initiatives over the years to increase voter turnout and create greater awareness about local politics. At present, there are several candidates running for local offices on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. Each candidate has their own unique agenda that they believe will benefit the community of Ettrick, VA. Through active campaigning and community involvement, these candidates hope to sway public opinion on various issues and ultimately earn their constituents' votes come election day.
The political climate in Ettrick, VA is somewhat liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ettrick, VA is somewhat liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ettrick, Virginia: R R r r r 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 Ettrick, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 633 contributions totaling $88,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $33,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)