The politics in 22812 Bridgewater, VA are shaped by the local, state and national governments. The local government is responsible for maintaining a safe and functioning society within the locality of Bridgewater. This includes providing services such as police protection, garbage collection, sewerage, water supply and other vital services. It also ensures that all relevant laws are followed including those related to housing, business regulations and taxation. On a higher level, Virginia State Legislature shapes the political environment in 22812 Bridgewater by enacting laws that affect everyone in the state. Additionally, decisions made by members of Congress from Virginia have an impact on the people living in this area as well. Overall, it can be said that politics encompasses numerous aspects of life in 22812 Bridgewater and helps to maintain order and stability within the locality.
The political climate in Zip 22812 (Bridgewater, VA) is strongly 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 22812 (Bridgewater, VA) is strongly conservative.
Bridgewater, Virginia is strongly 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.
Bridgewater, 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 22812 (Bridgewater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $23,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $21,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)