The politics in 22801 Harrisonburg, VA are heavily influenced by the local government and civic engagement. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government, with an elected mayor who serves as the chief executive officer and an elected city council which acts as the legislative body. There are a variety of political parties represented in 22801 Harrisonburg, including Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents and various other third party candidates. Local elections are held every two years for various offices such as mayor, city council members and school board members. Political issues that have come to the forefront include economic development, public safety and environmental protection. Residents of 22801 Harrisonburg get involved in politics through attending city council meetings or volunteering for a local political campaign. They can also participate in local voter education initiatives to learn more about current political topics. Residents also engage in meaningful dialogue online or through social media platforms about important community issues.
The political climate in Zip 22801 (Harrisonburg, VA) is strongly liberal.
Harrisonburg City County, VA is very liberal. In Harrisonburg City County, VA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrisonburg city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.7%.
Harrisonburg city county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22801 (Harrisonburg, VA) is strongly liberal.
Harrisonburg, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Harrisonburg City County, Virginia is very liberal.
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.
Harrisonburg, Virginia: R R D D D D
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 22801 (Harrisonburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,912 contributions totaling $136,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $154,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)