Halifax, VA is a small town located in the Virginia countryside with a population of around 3,000 people. The town is governed by a Mayor and Town Council who are elected every two years. The current Mayor of Halifax is Brian Bunn and he has been in office since 2012. The Town Council consists of four members who represent various parts of the community and they are responsible for enacting laws and regulations that benefit the residents of Halifax. Local political candidates running for office in 24558 Halifax, VA include John Smith for mayor and Jane Doe for Town Councilmember. Both candidates emphasize the importance of maintaining the small-town charm and preserving local businesses while also investing in infrastructure to keep the community safe and connected. They have different views on how to best accomplish these goals but both emphasize transparency and accountability when it comes to governing the town.
The political climate in Zip 24558 (Halifax, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Halifax County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Halifax County, VA 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Halifax county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 42.0%.
Halifax county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24558 (Halifax, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Halifax, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Halifax County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Halifax, 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 24558 (Halifax)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $7,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $7,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)