Smyth, VA County is a vibrant area with a strong political presence. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is an area that has been shaped by a deep and long-standing history. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors, comprised of five members elected to four-year terms. These supervisors are responsible for setting local policy on issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. Additionally, Smyth County residents have the opportunity to vote in state-wide elections for representatives in Virginia's General Assembly as well as federal elections for national offices. On any given election day, both local political candidates and those running for office at higher levels can be found actively engaging with their constituents at polling places and other public forums within the county. All in all, politics play an important role in Smyth County and residents take their civic duties seriously.
The political climate in Smyth County, VA is very conservative.
In Smyth County, VA 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smyth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.3%.
Smyth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smyth 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.
Smyth, 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 Smyth County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $29,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $19,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)