22821 Dayton, VA is located in Rockingham County and is a rural community. The politics of this community are largely focused on local issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Local residents have the opportunity to engage in local decision-making by voting for local government representatives. Representatives from the Dayton area can be found at the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors meetings to discuss issues important to the community. Residents also have the opportunity to stay informed about current political news and topics by reading their local newspaper or following their elected officials on social media. Furthermore, there are several local organizations in 22821 Dayton that offer events and information regarding current political issues within the community. Any resident looking to get involved politically in 22821 should take advantage of these opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 22821 (Dayton, 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 22821 (Dayton, VA) is very conservative.
Dayton, 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.
Dayton, 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 22821 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $1,576 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $5,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)