The politics in 24520 Alton, VA are mainly centered around the local government. This includes the town council, which is elected every four years and is responsible for setting the policies that set the tone for the town. Additionally, there are representatives from different departments including public works, parks and recreation, and economic development that work to ensure that Alton functions efficiently. In recent years, there has been a focus on making sure that all voices in the community are heard when it comes to decision making. Therefore, a variety of engagement initiatives have been launched to encourage citizens to participate in the political process and help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 24520 (Alton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Halifax County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Halifax County, VA 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 42.0%.
Halifax county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24520 (Alton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Alton, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Halifax County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Alton, 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 24520 (Alton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)