The politics of Scott, VA County are largely focused on local issues and the policies that affect the daily lives of its citizens. The county is led by an elected Board of Supervisors who make decisions about matters such as zoning regulations, taxes, public safety, and economic development. At the state level, members of the Virginia General Assembly represent Scott County in both the House of Delegates and Senate. There are also several state representatives from Scott County in Congress. The county is home to a diverse set of political perspectives ranging from Republicans to Democrats and independent voters alike. All these representatives work together to address issues important to their constituents while balancing competing interests in a way that is best for all citizens.
The political climate in Scott County, VA is very conservative.
In Scott County, VA 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.6%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scott County, VA is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Scott, 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 Scott County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $22,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $16,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)