Lexington, Virginia is a small town located in the Shenandoah Valley that is rich in history and culture. Politics in Lexington are generally conservative, with the Republican Party being the dominant force. Most local political candidates run on platforms of fiscal responsibility and limited government interference. The town's mayor is elected every four years and currently held by Mayor George B levine Jr., who was reelected in 2020. Additionally, there are six city council members, two from each ward within the city limits. All of these officials serve as advocates for their constituents and work to improve their quality of life through community outreach. Through their efforts, Lexington has been able to maintain a strong sense of civic pride while continuing to thrive economically and culturally.
The political climate in Lexington, VA is moderately liberal.
Lexington City County, VA is very liberal. In Lexington City County, VA 64.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lexington city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.8% to 32.8%.
Lexington city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington, VA is moderately liberal.
Lexington City County, Virginia is very 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.
Lexington, 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 Lexington, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,339 contributions totaling $186,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 649 contributions totaling $119,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)