Laymantown, VA is a small town located in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. The town has an estimated population of around 1,500 and is well known for its scenic views and its strong sense of community. Politically speaking, Laymantown is a largely conservative area, with most residents supporting the Republican party on both the local and national level. Local politics are generally focused on issues surrounding economic development, public safety, education, and environmental protection. In recent years, heated debates have taken place over proposed tax increases which would fund new infrastructure projects such as road repair and school renovations. With no local political candidates currently running for office in Laymantown at this time, many residents look to their representatives in Congress and Richmond for guidance on how to move forward with these issues.
The political climate in Laymantown, VA is strongly conservative.
Botetourt County, VA is very conservative. In Botetourt County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Botetourt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 27.0%.
Botetourt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laymantown, VA is strongly conservative.
Botetourt County, Virginia is very conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Laymantown, 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 Laymantown, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $14,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 413 contributions totaling $47,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)