South Boston, VA is a small town located in southern Virginia. The town is known for its rich history and strong sense of community. Politics in South Boston are largely focused on local issues and have a strong focus on what’s best for the townspeople. Local elections are often hotly contested as residents strive to ensure their voices are heard. South Boston citizens are engaged with their local leaders and take an active interest in the decisions being made that help shape their community. Candidates for office must be prepared to address the needs of all constituents, not just those who happen to agree with them politically. With this city's vibrant atmosphere, South Boston politics always promise to be lively and engaging.
The political climate in South Boston, VA is leaning conservative.
Halifax County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Halifax County, VA 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 42.0%.
Halifax county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Boston, VA is leaning conservative.
Halifax County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
South Boston, 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 South Boston, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $74,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 494 contributions totaling $148,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)