The town of Grottoes, VA is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. It is an incorporated town that is governed by the mayor and six council members, who serve four-year terms. The political landscape in Grottoes is largely democratic, with recent elections being won by Democratic candidates. The local representatives are invested in ensuring that the community's needs are met and work hard to address any concerns or issues that arise within the district. Local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce hold regular meetings to discuss policies and ideas for the betterment of Grottoes. Elections in Grottoes tend to be peaceful and candidates frequently take part in debates and public forums to ensure they remain in touch with their constituents.
The political climate in Grottoes, VA is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, VA is very conservative. In Rockingham County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grottoes, VA is strongly conservative.
Rockingham County, Virginia is very conservative.
Staunton Metro Area is strongly 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.
Grottoes, 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 Grottoes, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 226 contributions totaling $18,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)