The politics of Piney Mountain, VA is heavily influenced by the small-town environment that the area offers. Residents are passionate about supporting local businesses and protecting their natural resources. Since the population of Piney Mountain is relatively small, there are few local elected officials and only a handful of political candidates running for office every election cycle. The town is represented in the state legislature and Congress by legislators from neighboring districts. In recent years, citizens have become more engaged in local elections, demonstrating their commitment to having a voice in their government. Despite its small size, Piney Mountain remains an integral part of Virginia’s political landscape, with its residents actively engaging in the democratic process.
The political climate in Piney Mountain, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Piney Mountain, VA is somewhat liberal.
Albemarle County, Virginia is very liberal.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Piney Mountain, Virginia: r 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 Piney Mountain, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,103 contributions totaling $472,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $128,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $399 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)