Iron Gate, VA is a small community located in the heart of Virginia. Although it may be small in size, the people of 24448 Iron Gate have always enjoyed a strong sense of local pride and camaraderie. The politics of Iron Gate are mainly focused on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development. Local government provides support for projects that will improve the quality of life for its citizens. There are several local organizations that work to ensure that the residents are represented at all levels of government. These groups also work to ensure that every voter has an opportunity to participate in the political process. In addition to this, there are multiple political clubs and events held throughout the year for those interested in being involved in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 24448 (Iron Gate, VA) is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, VA is very conservative. In Alleghany County, VA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.3%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24448 (Iron Gate, VA) is strongly conservative.
Iron Gate, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Alleghany 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.
Iron Gate, 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 24448 (Iron Gate)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)