Montross, VA is a small town located in the Northern Neck of Virginia in the United States. It is home to a diverse population of nearly 1,000 people and has a strong sense of community. The political climate in Montross is mainly composed of local elections at the county level. Elections for local government positions such as Board of Supervisors and Sheriff are held regularly and candidates are typically affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties. The citizens of Montross take an active role in these elections and voting numbers have been steadily increasing over the past few years. Issues such as economic development, education, public safety, transportation, and environmental protection are all important topics that both parties strive to address through their various platforms. No matter who wins each election, it is clear that Montross is devoted to protecting its interests while simultaneously keeping up with changing times.
The political climate in Montross, VA is leaning conservative.
Westmoreland County, VA is leaning conservative. In Westmoreland County, VA 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.3%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montross, VA is leaning conservative.
Westmoreland County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Montross, Virginia: r r D d 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 Montross, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $7,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $7,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)