Bland, VA County is a unique community that prides itself on its small-town atmosphere and strong sense of civic engagement. The citizens have strong opinions about their local government and are actively involved in the political process through voting, attending town meetings, and campaigning for candidates they support. The political landscape is diverse, representing a range of views and beliefs from both major political parties. Bland County residents take their civic duties seriously and work hard to ensure their voices are heard in elections and other policy debates. There are regular debates between candidates running for office at the local level, which give citizens an opportunity to learn more about each candidate’s platform and decide who they think will best represent them in government affairs. With the help of dedicated citizens like those in Bland County, politics can be a force for good that positively affects the lives of all people in the community.
The political climate in Bland County, VA is very conservative.
In Bland County, VA 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.3%.
Bland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bland County, VA is very 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.
Bland, 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 Bland County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $3,778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $6,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)