24333 Galax, VA is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The politics of the area are largely conservative, with voting trends being slightly more towards Republican candidates than Democrat. As such, local elections tend to center around this divide, as candidates strive to get their message out and energize voters. Residents care deeply about issues such as education reform, job creation, and protecting the environment. Recently there have been some initiatives to reduce poverty in the area by providing resources for those in need. As a result, Galax has become a much more vibrant community focused on creating economic opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 24333 (Galax, VA) is strongly conservative.
Galax City County, VA is very conservative. In Galax City County, VA 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Galax city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 29.5%.
Galax city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24333 (Galax, VA) is strongly conservative.
Galax, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Galax City County, Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Galax, 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 24333 (Galax)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $23,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $11,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)