Madison, VA County is a vibrant and diverse community with a government that works hard to serve its constituents. The citizens of Madison, VA are actively engaged in local politics and participate in various initiatives throughout the year. The county is home to three elected supervisors who manage day-to-day operations and oversee all county activities. These supervisors are elected at-large by registered voters within Madison, VA County. Additionally, the county has formed advisory committees including Planning Commission, Economic Development Authority, Department of Social Services Advisory Board, and Parks & Recreation Advisory Board to help guide decision making for the betterment of the community. Overall, citizens of Madison have an opportunity to participate in the political process from start to finish and work together to make their county a great place for everyone.
The political climate in Madison County, VA is very conservative.
In Madison County, VA 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 33.2%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison County, VA is very conservative.
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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.
Madison, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Madison County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 437 contributions totaling $50,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $28,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)