The North Shore of Virginia is a unique and vibrant area that has a long history of political involvement. The area is home to many active citizens who are passionate about their local politics and the direction of their city. Local elections often turn out in large numbers due to the involvement of residents and the importance they place on participating in the democratic process. A number of different political candidates have vied for office in North Shore, including those from both major parties as well as smaller third party candidates. Residents of North Shore take an active interest in their politics and can be found discussing the various issues at hand during election season. Political decisions made in North shore directly affect its citizens, making it important for them to stay informed about local issues and candidates. It is clear that residents of North Shore value their participation in the political process and will continue to do so into the future.
The political climate in North Shore, VA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, VA is very conservative. In Franklin County, VA 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Shore, VA is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
North Shore, 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 North Shore, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 909 contributions totaling $37,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $136,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)