24348 Independence, VA is a small town located in central Virginia. The town is largely rural and is known for its natural beauty and friendly atmosphere. Although it has a population of just under 7,000 people, Independence has had an active politics scene for many years. Local issues typically focus around the economy, jobs, education, infrastructure and local business development. Every election cycle residents come out to vote on local candidates who are running for town council or mayor. The current mayor is John Smith and the town council consists of seven members elected by the citizens. Each year they review and debate potential changes to the town's budget and evaluate other important matters concerning economic growth and safety for the community. There have been various initiatives implemented in recent years to help the local economy prosper, such as supporting small businesses through grants and providing job training programs for unemployed residents. As 24348 Independence continues to grow, so too does its political presence as more candidates run for office each election cycle with new ideas to improve life in this small Virginia town.
The political climate in Zip 24348 (Independence, VA) is very conservative.
Grayson County, VA is very conservative. In Grayson County, VA 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24348 (Independence, VA) is very conservative.
Independence, Virginia is very conservative.
Grayson County, Virginia is very 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.
Independence, 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 24348 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 339 contributions totaling $27,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)