The politics in Buchanan, VA (zip code 24066) are reflective of the state as a whole. Virginia is a politically diverse state, with conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats both present and influential in the area. Representative Morgan Griffith represents the 9th district of Virginia in the House of Representatives, which includes Buchanan. Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia is the current junior senator from Virginia, serving since 2013. At the local level, there is an elected town council that helps to manage municipal government affairs. The council consists of five members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting policies for city services such as public safety, public works, zoning, planning, and budgeting. The area also has a delegate in the General Assembly who helps to represent Buchanan's interests in Richmond. Overall, Buchanan has a mix of political philosophies within its community that make it a vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Zip 24066 (Buchanan, VA) is very conservative.
Botetourt County, VA is very conservative. In Botetourt County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Botetourt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 27.0%.
Botetourt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24066 (Buchanan, VA) is very conservative.
Buchanan, Virginia is very conservative.
Botetourt County, Virginia is very conservative.
Roanoke 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.
Buchanan, 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 24066 (Buchanan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $3,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $15,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)