Covington, VA is a small city located in VA County. The city is known for its vibrant history and culture as well as its friendly residents. Politically, Covington is represented by the local county government and the state government of Virginia. Local politics in Covington are important matters to many of its residents, with issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and economic development being discussed regularly. There are several political candidates running for office in Covington such as Mayor and City Council members who have been campaigning on platforms focusing on these local issues. It is important for residents of Covington to stay informed on the candidates and their stances so that they can make an educated choice when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Covington City County, VA is moderately conservative.
In Covington City County, VA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Covington city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.0%.
Covington city county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Covington City County, VA is moderately 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.
Covington City, Virginia: d d D D 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 Covington City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $16,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $6,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)