Buena Vista is located in Virginia County, VA and has a rich history of political engagement. The city has a strong local government with several elected officials who represent the interests of its citizens. The mayor presides over the City Council, a body of representatives from each ward of the city who debate and vote on matters affecting their constituents. Buena Vista also has three members in the Virginia State Legislature, two in the House of Delegates and one in the Senate. At the county level, Buena Vista is represented by two members on the Board of Supervisors and one member on the School Board. All these officials are dedicated to helping Buena Vista thrive while making sure its citizens have their voices heard.
The political climate in Buena Vista City County, VA is very conservative.
In Buena Vista City County, VA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buena Vista city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 29.7%.
Buena Vista city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buena Vista City 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.
Buena Vista City, 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 Buena Vista City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)