The politics of Emporia City, VA County is a diverse and complex subject. With a population of just over 10,000 people, the city is largely governed by its mayor and city council members who are elected to four year terms by local voters. The Mayor is in charge of day-to-day operations within the municipality, while the City Council works with the Mayor to pass legislation and set policy direction for the community. In addition to these two central figures, citizens of Emporia also elect representatives to state and federal office that act as their voice on issues that affect them from beyond their city limits. It is important for citizens of Emporia to participate in local elections to ensure they have influence in the decision making process that affects their lives.
The political climate in Emporia City County, VA is very liberal.
In Emporia City County, VA 67.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emporia city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.7% to 31.7%.
Emporia city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emporia City County, VA is very liberal.
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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.
Emporia City, Virginia: d D D D D D
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 Emporia City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)