The small town of Elliston, VA (24087) is located in Montgomery County and has a rich history. Although the population size is relatively small, the town of Elliston is bustling with political activity. The county of Montgomery elects a local board of supervisors for the area which advocates for the needs of its citizens. Additionally, there are numerous other political candidates that run for office at all levels to represent the citizens’ interests. As Elliston grows, it is important that these local leaders continue to work hard to meet the needs of their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 24087 (Elliston, VA) is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, VA is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, VA 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 45.8%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24087 (Elliston, VA) is leaning conservative.
Elliston, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg 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.
Elliston, Virginia: r r d r d d
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 24087 (Elliston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $6,328 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)