Fincastle, VA is located in Botetourt County and is a small town of around 200 people. It has a strong sense of community and civic involvement. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. They work together to make decisions that shape the town's future. The town also has committees, such as the Parks and Recreation Board, Library Board, Economic Development Authority, and Historical Preservation Commission. All these boards work together to further the interests of Fincastle residents. The town hall meetings are open to anyone and provide a great opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on local issues. People in Fincastle take part in local politics by attending town meetings, voting on important matters, running for office, or volunteering with any of the numerous local organizations dedicated to making Fincastle an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 24090 (Fincastle, VA) is very conservative.
Botetourt County, VA is very conservative. In Botetourt County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Botetourt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 27.0%.
Botetourt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24090 (Fincastle, VA) is very conservative.
Fincastle, Virginia is very conservative.
Botetourt County, Virginia is very conservative.
Roanoke 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.
Fincastle, 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 24090 (Fincastle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $10,948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $13,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)