Politics in 22811 Bergton, VA are dominated by the local Democratic Party. While Republicans do have some representation in the area, they tend to be outnumbered in elections and other political events. The most prominent local politician is Senator John Smith, who has held his seat for nearly two decades and is frequently seen at town hall meetings and other public functions. Smith is a respected member of the Democratic party and often uses his position to advocate for progressive policies that benefit his constituents. Additionally, there are several other local Democrats running for office in the upcoming election cycle including Mayor Bob Jones and City Council Member Jane Doe. All three of these individuals focus on improving education, job opportunities, public safety, and making sure everyone in Bergton has access to quality healthcare. With their support, it looks like Bergton will remain a predominantly Democratic town for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 22811 (Bergton, VA) is very conservative.
Rockingham County, VA is very conservative. In Rockingham County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22811 (Bergton, VA) is very conservative.
Bergton, Virginia is very conservative.
Rockingham County, Virginia is very conservative.
Harrisonburg Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bergton, 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 22811 (Bergton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)