The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA is an important hub of politics in the region. It is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious public universities in the country as well as several political organizations that have shaped American politics. The university regularly hosts political debates, educational conferences, and other events on campus. It also has a large student population, many of whom are politically active and engaged in pressing issues facing their community. UVA students are encouraged to engage with the university's community partners and take part in policymaking processes that affect their lives. Additionally, local politicians often visit campus to speak about current initiatives or hold town hall meetings with students. With this active civic engagement, UVA continues to be a major influence in Virginia politics today.
The political climate in University of Virginia, VA is strongly liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
University of Virginia, VA is strongly liberal.
Albemarle County, Virginia is very liberal.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly 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.
University of Virginia, Virginia: r d 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 University of Virginia, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,086 contributions totaling $2,334,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,386 contributions totaling $565,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)