Gate City, Virginia is a small town that has an active and engaged local political scene. Residents of Gate City take pride in their community and often come together to discuss important issues facing the city. Local elections are always filled with energy and enthusiasm, as citizens come out to support their favorite candidates for different positions. The town works together to keep its government accountable and informed about what matters most to Gate City's residents. This close relationship between the people and their government is why Gates City is a unique place, and why it will continue to thrive politically for years to come.
The political climate in Gate City, VA is strongly conservative.
Scott County, VA is very conservative. In Scott County, VA 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.6%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gate City, VA is strongly conservative.
Scott County, Virginia is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Gate City, 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 Gate City, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $7,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $11,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)