Jarratt, Virginia is a small town with a vibrant community. There is an active local government that works to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. Local politics in Jarratt are quite diverse, ranging from conservative to progressive positions on various issues. Citizens take part in debates over such topics as taxes, healthcare, education, environmental protection, and economic development. The town has several elected officials who make decisions based on the will of the people to ensure a better tomorrow. They also work together with state and federal representatives to secure resources for the people of Jarratt. For these reasons, local politics play an important role in keeping the community informed and engaged in their own future.
The political climate in Jarratt, VA is leaning liberal.
Greensville County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Greensville County, VA 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greensville county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 41.8%.
Greensville county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jarratt, VA is leaning liberal.
Greensville County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Jarratt, Virginia: D D D D D 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 Jarratt, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)