Political engagement in 24517 Altavista, VA is quite active. With a long history of civic involvement, citizens take part in political debates and discussions often. At the local level, people are actively involved in selecting candidates for Mayor and Town Council each year. In addition to participating in elections, residents also come together to advocate for various issues that are important to the community. Local meetings and forums provide opportunities for residents to share their views on politics with one another as well as local elected officials. Civic participation is an integral part of life in Altavista and its citizens strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that will affect their lives and the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 24517 (Altavista, VA) is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, VA is very conservative. In Campbell County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.0%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24517 (Altavista, VA) is strongly conservative.
Altavista, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, Virginia is very conservative.
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.
Altavista, 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 zip 24517 (Altavista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $14,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)