Saltville, VA is a small town with a rich history of political involvement. From the Civil War to modern times, the citizens of Saltville have always been active in local politics. In recent years, much of the focus has been on local initiatives such as increasing investment in Saltville schools and expanding public transportation options. There are many different candidates running for office in the upcoming election with platforms ranging from economic development to environmental conservation. The people of Saltville are sure to make their voices heard when it comes time to cast their ballots and decide who will represent them in government.
The political climate in Saltville, VA is strongly conservative.
Smyth County, VA is very conservative. In Smyth County, VA 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smyth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.3%.
Smyth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saltville, VA is strongly conservative.
Smyth County, Virginia is very 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.
Saltville, 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 Saltville, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $7,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)