Sherando, VA is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is home to a variety of historic buildings and sites, and it offers its residents an active lifestyle with plenty of outdoor activities. Politically, this small town has been largely conservative over the years. However, due to recent elections, more progressive candidates have been making their presence felt in Sherando. In recent memory, local elections have focused on issues such as education and economic development. The current mayor has put forth several initiatives for growth while also working hard to ensure that the needs of Sherando’s citizens are met. Local politicians strive to make sure that all voices are heard in decision-making processes and that everyone feels welcome in our small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Sherando, VA is strongly conservative.
Augusta County, VA is very conservative. In Augusta County, VA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Augusta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.6%.
Augusta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherando, VA is strongly conservative.
Augusta County, Virginia is very conservative.
Staunton 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.
Sherando, 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 Sherando, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $14,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $11,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)