Haysi, VA is a small unincorporated town located in Dickenson County. The population is just over 1,000 people. Politically, the town is largely conservative and traditionally votes Republican in local and federal elections. There are no local political candidates representing the area as of yet, however, many citizens are actively involved in the political process by registering to vote, attending public meetings and voicing their opinion on important issues. Haysi residents are passionate about their community and take their civic duty seriously. They believe it is important to make sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Haysi, VA is moderately conservative.
Dickenson County, VA is very conservative. In Dickenson County, VA 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickenson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.6%.
Dickenson county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Haysi, VA is moderately conservative.
Dickenson 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.
Haysi, Virginia: D d 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 Haysi, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)