22713 Boston, VA is home to a diverse population who are engaged in the local political process. The town has a mayor and four city council members who work together to make decisions that affect the citizens of the city. There are also several political groups and organizations in the area that focus on issues such as education, economic development, and environmental protection that strive to make positive changes for all residents. Local elections occur every two years which provides citizens with an opportunity to select representatives who share their vision for the future of 22713 Boston, VA. Citizens can get involved by joining local groups, attending public meetings, or by voting during elections. By engaging in these activities, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and that they have an active role in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 22713 (Boston, VA) is moderately conservative.
Culpeper County, VA is moderately conservative. In Culpeper County, VA 39.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Culpeper county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.2%.
Culpeper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22713 (Boston, VA) is moderately conservative.
Boston, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Culpeper County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Boston, 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 22713 (Boston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $26,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)