22637 Gore, VA is located in a rural area of the state and has a small population. The local politics can be characterized by conservative values and minimal government involvement. Local elections focus on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development. The candidates for office are typically people with deep roots in the community who are dedicated to representing their constituents’ needs and interests. As a result, local elections tend to remain relatively peaceful and uncontroversial with candidates striving to make meaningful changes in the lives of their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 22637 (Gore, VA) is strongly conservative.
Frederick County, VA is strongly conservative. In Frederick County, VA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.3%.
Frederick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22637 (Gore, VA) is strongly conservative.
Gore, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Frederick County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Winchester Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gore, 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 22637 (Gore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $3,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)