Sandy Level, VA is a small town located in the Shenandoah Valley with a population of about 1,000 people. While the town itself is quite small and does not have a very large political presence, its residents are deeply committed to their local community and their involvement in state and national politics. Every election season, local political candidates come to town for community meetings so that they can share their goals and plans with local citizens. During these meetings, citizens get to know their representatives better and ask them questions to ensure they understand where each candidate stands on the issues. The commitment of Sandy Level’s residents to stay informed about politics also extends beyond voting season, as many of them attend regular events such as election night watch parties or volunteer opportunities within the community. By engaging with politics on both a local and national level, Sandy Level’s citizens are helping shape the future of their community and country.
The political climate in Sandy Level, VA is somewhat conservative.
Henry County, VA is strongly conservative. In Henry County, VA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 35.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandy Level, VA is somewhat conservative.
Henry County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Martinsville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sandy Level, 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 Sandy Level, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $7,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)