Fries, VA is a small rural town located in the heart of Virginia. The local politics in Fries are primarily focused on ensuring that the community remains vibrant and healthy, with economic growth, educational opportunities, and quality healthcare options available to all its residents. The main priorities for Fries' political leaders include investing in infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, increasing access to affordable housing programs, striving to maintain a low tax rate, investing in public safety initiatives, and advocating for more job opportunities. In addition to this focus on improving basic services for the town's citizens, local politicians also work hard to promote the area's unique cultural heritage and strive to protect its natural resources. As a result of these efforts by elected officials at the municipal level, Fries has become an increasingly attractive place to live and work within Virginia.
The political climate in Fries, VA is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, VA is very conservative. In Grayson County, VA 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fries, VA is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, Virginia 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.
Fries, 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 Fries, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $27,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $18,069 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)