The politics in 24531 Chatham, VA are not always easy to follow. While the area is largely conservative, there are some progressive voices that have been heard in recent years. In local elections, a variety of candidates have been nominated and voted on. Most recently, Governor Ralph Northam won the state's gubernatorial race in 2017. This victory was largely attributed to enthusiastic campaigning by Northam and his supporters in the Chatham area. The current mayor of Chatham is Ronald Lee Jr., who has held the position since 2015. He is an independent candidate that has sought to build bridges between different communities within the town to promote progressivism and bring people together. Overall, Chatham’s politics are a healthy mix of conservative and liberal opinions that allow for open dialogue and collaboration among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 24531 (Chatham, VA) is strongly conservative.
Pittsylvania County, VA is very conservative. In Pittsylvania County, VA 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsylvania county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 29.6%.
Pittsylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24531 (Chatham, VA) is strongly conservative.
Chatham, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia is very conservative.
Danville 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.
Chatham, 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 24531 (Chatham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $7,799 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $25,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)