The city of Lynchburg, VA is a vibrant and historic community full of diverse political opinions. Located in the 24504 zip code, it is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Bob Good (Republican) and in the Virginia State Senate by Steve Newman (Republican). The city is also part of the 11th District of the Virginia House of Delegates, which is currently represented by Del. Matt Fariss (Republican). Lynchburg's district delegates work together to represent their constituents' interests both locally and nationally. The politics of 24504 Lynchburg are comprised mostly of Republicans but Democrats are an ever-growing presence. There is an active local political scene with groups and organizations that are focused on many different topics ranging from economic development to civil rights. Residents come together during elections to choose their leaders and make their voices heard on key issues. With such passionate citizens, there is sure to be lively debates in Lynchburg for years to come!
The political climate in Zip 24504 (Lynchburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg City County, VA is leaning liberal. In Lynchburg City County, VA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lynchburg city county flipped Democratic, 49.6% to 47.0%.
Lynchburg city county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24504 (Lynchburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg City County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lynchburg, Virginia: r R r R r 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 zip 24504 (Lynchburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $9,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $13,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)