24219 Big Stone Gap, VA is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. The local politics here are largely focused on addressing issues of economic distress and poverty in the region. There have been efforts to promote tourism as an economic driver in the area, as well as support for local businesses through tax credits and other incentives. There have also been initiatives to secure additional funding for infrastructure and other improvements throughout the region. In addition, there are ongoing discussions about equitable social policies and regulations that can help ensure equal access to education and healthcare for all citizens. The local candidates for political office generally reflect these issues by supporting programs designed to strengthen the community and promote growth.
The political climate in Zip 24219 (Big Stone Gap, VA) is strongly conservative.
Wise County, VA is very conservative. In Wise County, VA 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.7%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24219 (Big Stone Gap, VA) is strongly conservative.
Big Stone Gap, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Wise County, Virginia is very conservative.
Big Stone Gap Metro Area is very 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 Stone Gap, 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 24219 (Big Stone Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $14,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)