The politics in Craig, VA County are wide-ranging and diverse. While there is no single political candidate that can encompass all of the beliefs and values held by people in the county, there are several local politicians from a variety of parties who seek to represent the best interests of their constituents. There are a number of civic organizations in Craig, VA County who strive to stay up to date on issues that affect the community. These civic groups collaborate with local officials to develop solutions for various issues throughout the county. In addition, citizens have access to various online resources which provide insight into current events and policy changes across the state. Through this collective effort and engagement, citizens in Craig, VA County have an active voice when it comes to advocating for their needs and concerns within their community’s political landscape.
The political climate in Craig County, VA is very conservative.
In Craig County, VA 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craig county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.5%.
Craig county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craig County, VA is very conservative.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Craig, 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 Craig County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $4,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)