The small town of 22820 Criders, VA is located in a rural part of Virginia and is steeped in local politics. Residents of the town take an active role in their local government by participating in city council meetings and voting for local candidates who represent their values and interests. Local issues such as taxation, education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection are all important topics of discussion within the community. Voter turnout is consistently high during elections as citizens actively engage in the political process to create positive change in their hometown. With a deep sense of civic responsibility, the people of 22820 Criders work hard to ensure that their voices are heard and that their elected officials provide them with the best possible services.
The political climate in Zip 22820 (Criders, VA) is very 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 22820 (Criders, VA) is very conservative.
Criders, Virginia is very 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.
Criders, 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 22820 (Criders)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)