Wise County, VA has a long and proud political history that dates back to the early days of American independence. The county is home to many important political figures who have been influential in both state and national politics. In recent years, Wise County politics have seen some changes with new faces emerging in local elections. Candidates for positions such as county supervisor, sheriff, attorney, treasurer, and school board members must all be elected to serve in the county's government. These individuals have an important role to play in shaping the future of the communities they serve. As current election season approaches, it is important for citizens of Wise County to stay informed on local candidates and issues so that they can make informed decisions when casting their votes.
The political climate in Wise County, VA is very conservative.
In Wise County, VA 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.7%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wise 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.
Wise, 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 Wise County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 637 contributions totaling $34,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 200 contributions totaling $48,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)