Dillwyn, VA is a small town in Buckingham County with a population of about 1,100. Though it is a small place, Dillwyn has an active political landscape. Local politics involve elected representatives at both the county and state level who work on issues affecting the community. At the county level, the Board of Supervisors oversees various departments and makes decisions regarding taxes and other local matters. The Virginia General Assembly also holds hearings and votes on issues that impact Dillwyn residents. Recently, several local candidates have been campaigning to represent their fellow citizens in these roles. Community members are invited to attend events such as candidate forums to learn more and make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 23936 (Dillwyn, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Buckingham County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Buckingham County, VA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buckingham county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Buckingham county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23936 (Dillwyn, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Dillwyn, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Buckingham County, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Dillwyn, Virginia: r r d d 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 23936 (Dillwyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $6,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $9,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)