The small town of Basye, VA (zip code 22810) is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and is part of Shenandoah County. It has a small population and a vibrant local government that is actively involved in the community. Elections play an important role in politics in Basye, with voters electing representatives for the county board of supervisors, school boards and other offices. Many candidates have run for local office in recent years, offering diverse perspectives on issues important to residents. With its location near several major national parks such as Shenandoah National Park and George Washington National Forest, protecting public land continues to be a priority for residents for both economic and environmental reasons. The area’s rural nature also makes it attractive to small business owners who want to be close to nature while still staying close to a larger city like Harrisonburg. As local elections continue to take place, voters can look forward to hearing from candidates about their plans for preserving Basye’s natural beauty while also moving the community forward with new economic opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 22810 (Basye, VA) is very conservative.
Shenandoah County, VA is very conservative. In Shenandoah County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shenandoah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.9%.
Shenandoah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22810 (Basye, VA) is very conservative.
Basye, Virginia is very conservative.
Shenandoah County, Virginia 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.
Basye, 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 22810 (Basye)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $13,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $11,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)