Dickenson County, Virginia is a rural community located in the western part of the state. With its close proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains, it provides residents with a wealth of outdoor activities and natural beauty. The county is also known for its strong sense of community and pride in its local history. Politically, Dickenson County is largely conservative in nature, with many residents preferring local government that focuses on keeping taxes low, protecting private property rights, and encouraging economic development. At the same time, there is also support for socially progressive policies such as environmental protection and education reform. Every election cycle, citizens have an opportunity to participate by voting for their local political candidates who best represent their interests and values.
The political climate in Dickenson County, VA is very conservative.
In Dickenson County, VA 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickenson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.6%.
Dickenson county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dickenson County, VA is very conservative.
Big Stone Gap Metro Area is very 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.
Dickenson, Virginia: D d 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 Dickenson County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $11,699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)