Sedley, VA is a small but bustling town located in the heart of Virginia. Politically speaking, the town has an active and engaged community. There are two main political parties in Sedley, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both parties have their own candidates running for various local offices such as mayor, town council members, and school board members. The local elections are always competitive with both sides vying for control and influence over the town’s decisions. In recent years Sedley has seen a shift towards more progressive politics with several Democrats being elected to local offices and initiatives advocating for social justice being implemented. Regardless of political affiliation, Sedley residents are passionate about their political views and enjoy engaging in spirited debates about important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Sedley, VA is moderately conservative.
Southampton County, VA is moderately conservative. In Southampton County, VA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Southampton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.6%.
Southampton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sedley, VA is moderately conservative.
Southampton County, Virginia 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.
Sedley, Virginia: d 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 Sedley, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 533 contributions totaling $29,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $8,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)