Stone Ridge, VA is a small town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although its population is relatively small, Stone Ridge residents are proud to have an active role in their local politics. The mayor and town council serve as elected representatives for the citizens of Stone Ridge, overseeing important decisions on issues such as taxes, public works projects, and other community services. Residents of Stone Ridge can also participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates or running for office themselves. As a result, there is strong civic engagement and political participation from all citizens of Stone Ridge who are interested in shaping their local government and making a difference in their community.
The political climate in Stone Ridge, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, VA is strongly liberal. In Loudoun County, VA 61.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudoun county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.5% to 36.5%.
Loudoun county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stone Ridge, VA is leaning liberal.
Loudoun County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Stone Ridge, Virginia: R R d d D D
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 Stone Ridge, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,022 contributions totaling $138,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $130,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)