The small town of Grottoes, VA is a quiet and peaceful community located in 24441. Politically, Grottoes has been a predominantly Republican stronghold for many years. The local government is run by a mayor and six councilmembers who are all elected to serve two year terms. They are dedicated to ensuring the town remains safe, clean, and friendly while also striving to provide the community with the best possible services. Local elections often focus on improving infrastructure such as roads and bridges, increasing economic development opportunities, and advocating for educational programs in the schools. Some of the main issues discussed during election campaigns include taxes, crime rates, and strengthening community ties between citizens. Although the residents of Grottoes have traditionally leaned towards conservative politics, there is room for diversity within their political landscape as well.
The political climate in Zip 24441 (Grottoes, VA) is very conservative.
Rockingham County, VA is very conservative. In Rockingham County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24441 (Grottoes, VA) is very conservative.
Grottoes, Virginia is very conservative.
Rockingham County, Virginia is very conservative.
Harrisonburg Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Grottoes, 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 24441 (Grottoes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $9,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)