24526 Big Island, VA is a small town in Bedford County that is home to a tight-knit community. The politics in the area are largely focused around local issues and making sure that the needs of its citizens are met. The local government works hard to ensure that resources are shared amongst its residents and businesses equally. There are several local political candidates who have been elected over the years, each one bringing with them their own unique perspectives on how to make the town better. These candidates have worked together to ensure that the Big Island remains a safe and welcoming place with strong economic growth potential.
The political climate in Zip 24526 (Big Island, VA) is very conservative.
Bedford County, VA is very conservative. In Bedford County, VA 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.0%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24526 (Big Island, VA) is very conservative.
Big Island, Virginia is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Big Island, 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 24526 (Big Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $40 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)