The politics in 24251 Gate City, VA are complex and ever-changing. This small town is home to a diverse population of people who are actively engaged in local politics and debates. There are many organizations and initiatives that focus on the interests of the citizens in this area, ranging from environmental issues to education reform. The local government is composed of elected officials who understand the needs and concerns of their constituents and take action to make sure their voices are heard. Furthermore, there are many volunteers who devote their time and energy into making sure that those who live in 24251 Gate City, VA have access to resources they need, as well as a platform for discussing political issues. It is clear that the people of this town take an active role in shaping its political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 24251 (Gate City, VA) is strongly conservative.
Scott County, VA is very conservative. In Scott County, VA 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.6%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24251 (Gate City, VA) is strongly conservative.
Gate City, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Scott County, Virginia is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area is very 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.
Gate City, 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 24251 (Gate City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $6,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $10,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)