Weyers Cave, VA is a small town located in Augusta County that prides itself on its rich history and strong sense of community. The politics of Weyers Cave are closely connected to the county’s values and interests. Political conversations in the area often center around issues such as economic development, education, transportation, public safety, and environmental protection. The Augusta County Board of Supervisors is responsible for representing the interests of Weyers Cave citizens at the local level. Additionally, citizens have the opportunity to elect state legislators and U.S. Congressmen to represent them at higher levels of government. Through their elected representatives, Weyers Cave citizens have a voice in shaping policy decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Weyers Cave, 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
Weyers Cave, 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.
Weyers Cave, 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 Weyers Cave, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $23,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $55,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)