The small town of Shawneeland, VA is a rural community located in the northern region of the state. It is known for its tight-knit community, small businesses, and traditional values. As with many other towns in Virginia, politics plays an important role in shaping the future of Shawneeland. Local elections are held regularly to represent the voices of the citizens on topics such as taxation rates, infrastructure improvements, and public safety initiatives. Politicians from both major parties can be found running campaigns throughout the year to best represent their interests and ideals. The local politicians strive to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard and that everyone’s needs can be met when it comes to making decisions for Shawneeland. While many national issues come into play during major elections, it is clear that the town’s well-being relies upon its local politicians who have earned the trust and respect of their constituents.
The political climate in Shawneeland, VA is strongly conservative.
Frederick County, VA is strongly conservative. In Frederick County, VA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.3%.
Frederick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shawneeland, VA is strongly conservative.
Frederick County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly 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.
Shawneeland, 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 Shawneeland, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 671 contributions totaling $90,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $94,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)