Bedford County, Virginia has a deep history when it comes to politics. Its roots trace back to the early days of the United States, and it has been an important part of the local political landscape for many decades. Bedford County provides an excellent example of how different political factions can come together and work together for the betterment of their county. Local politicians from both sides of the aisle have worked hard to ensure that residents receive quality services and support while also maintaining a strong sense of community. They strive to keep taxes low as well as create economic growth by investing in infrastructure projects, promoting tourism and small business initiatives, and providing job training programs. Bedford County offers a variety of choices when it comes to choosing a local politician to represent citizens’ interests, making sure that everyone is heard no matter what their political leaning may be.
The political climate in Bedford County, VA is very conservative.
In Bedford County, VA 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.0%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bedford County, VA is very conservative.
Lynchburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bedford, 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 Bedford County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,329 contributions totaling $135,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,065 contributions totaling $274,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)