The 24553 zip code of Gladstone, Virginia is a rural area with a small population. While there are no local political candidates running for office in the area, politics still play an important role in the lives of those living in this region. The state government is responsible for setting policy and laws that impact all citizens of Virginia, including those living in Gladstone. The policies and laws that affect everyone from education to healthcare must be carefully deliberated and voted on by the state representatives. Even though there are no local political candidates at the moment, citizens in Gladstone can stay informed about state politics by following news outlets or attending town hall meetings. It is important for residents to stay informed and engaged with the political process in order to have their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 24553 (Gladstone, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, VA is leaning conservative. In Nelson County, VA 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.4%.
Nelson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24553 (Gladstone, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Gladstone, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
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.
Gladstone, Virginia: r d d d 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 24553 (Gladstone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $8,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)