Bristol City, VA County is a vibrant community with strong political values and diverse opinions regarding the local government. Political opportunities in Bristol City are plentiful, from joining a campaign team to running for office yourself. Locally elected officials hold positions such as mayor, city council and school board members. Election cycles in Bristol City involve both state and national races for offices like U.S. Senator and Virginia House of Delegates Representative. There are also opportunities to become involved with local initiatives impacting the quality of life within the county, such as voter registration drives or municipal bond voting. The current mayor and city council members have been diligent in making important decisions about infrastructure improvements, crime prevention efforts, economic development projects, public health initiatives and other issues that affect the daily lives of residents. Residents are encouraged to become engaged with their local politics and help shape the future of Bristol City through meaningful civic participation.
The political climate in Bristol City County, VA is very conservative.
In Bristol City County, VA 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.6%.
Bristol city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bristol City 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.
Bristol City, 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 Bristol City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $19,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $46,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)