The politics of 24224 Castlewood, VA are reflective of the state and national political climate. This particular area is a mix of rural and agricultural land, and many people in the area depend on farming for their livelihoods. The conservative values that have been championed in this region for generations tend to be reflected in local politics. The residents of the area are typically very involved in local politics, whether it is attending town hall meetings or voting for their representatives in government. In recent years, local issues such as school funding, economic development initiatives, and environmental protection have been heavily debated topics at the local level. Despite differences of opinion over these topics, there is a sense of unity among the community which helps bring together diverse perspectives in decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 24224 (Castlewood, VA) is very conservative.
Russell County, VA is very conservative. In Russell County, VA 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.7%.
Russell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24224 (Castlewood, VA) is very conservative.
Castlewood, Virginia is very conservative.
Russell County, Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Castlewood, Virginia: d 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 24224 (Castlewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)