The politics in 22940 Free Union, VA is an interesting mix of local and state issues. On the local level, the town is represented in the Virginia House of Delegates by Republican Rob Bell, who was elected in 2018. Issues of local importance include maintaining the natural beauty of the area, investing in infrastructure projects to ensure a healthy economic future for Free Union, and preserving its long-standing traditions. On the state level, residents of 22940 Free Union send delegates to Richmond to represent their interests in relation to statewide issues. Issues important to Virginians include expanding access to healthcare services, strengthening public education systems, and fighting against political corruption. No matter what your personal opinion is on any of these topics, it's important for citizens to stay informed about their elected officials and get involved in helping shape policy decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 22940 (Free Union, VA) is moderately liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22940 (Free Union, VA) is moderately liberal.
Free Union, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Albemarle County, Virginia is very liberal.
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.
Free Union, Virginia: r d D D 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 22940 (Free Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 253 contributions totaling $106,029 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $41,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)