Lunenburg County, Virginia is a rural area located in the south of the state that offers a wide array of recreational and educational opportunities. The county has a long history going back to the colonial era and is well known for its agricultural production. Despite its rural nature Lunenburg County still has an active political landscape with many local initiatives to keep citizens informed and involved in their government. At the local level, there are numerous political candidates running for office as members of both major parties, as well as independent candidates. These individuals offer different perspectives on issues ranging from healthcare reform to public safety. Additionally, various organizations such as civic groups host regular meetings where citizens can engage in meaningful discussions about the current state of politics. Through these avenues, citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard and shape decisions that will impact them directly.
The political climate in Lunenburg County, VA is moderately conservative.
In Lunenburg County, VA 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lunenburg county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 40.3%.
Lunenburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lunenburg County, VA is moderately 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.
Lunenburg, 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 Lunenburg County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $20,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)