Although the small town of Bassett, Virginia (zip code 24055) may not have a large population, it is still an important part of the local political landscape in Henry County. The town is represented at both the county and state level by a variety of politicians who work hard to ensure the voices of Bassett residents are heard in political debates. At the county level, John Jones serves as Supervisor for Bassett and Gregory Williams serves as Chairman for Henry County Board of Supervisors. On the state level, Delegate Don Merricks and Senator Mark Obenshain represent Bassett in the Virginia General Assembly. All four of these leaders come from different backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to their positions, but they all share a commitment to making sure their constituents’ needs are addressed and that their voices are heard in Richmond and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 24055 (Bassett, VA) is moderately conservative.
Henry County, VA is strongly conservative. In Henry County, VA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 35.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24055 (Bassett, VA) is moderately conservative.
Bassett, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Martinsville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bassett, 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 24055 (Bassett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $3,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)