The politics in 24060 Blacksburg, VA are heavily influenced by the local government. The town is primarily governed by the Town Council which consists of seven members. These members are elected to office every four years and focus on creating policies and decisions that will best serve the citizens of Blacksburg. The council works together to maintain a thriving economy, develop public infrastructure, support education initiatives, and create an overall positive environment for its residents. In addition to the town council, there are also various other representatives and officials who help to shape the politics of 24060 Blacksburg, VA. These include representatives from both local and state government, as well as various community leaders who have a strong stake in the future of the area. All these stakeholders work hard to ensure that 24060 Blacksburg, VA remains a vibrant and welcoming community.
The political climate in Zip 24060 (Blacksburg, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, VA is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, VA 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 45.8%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24060 (Blacksburg, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Blacksburg, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg 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.
Blacksburg, Virginia: r r d r d d
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 24060 (Blacksburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,813 contributions totaling $565,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 699 contributions totaling $214,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)