Politics in 22947 Keswick, VA are dominated by conservative values. The local government is led by a variety of elected officials, including members of the County Board of Supervisors and representatives from the state legislature. These representatives work together to ensure that services and programs are provided to the community. In addition, various local organizations including civic associations, churches, and businesses are involved in the political process by advocating for change on matters such as taxes, education, public safety, transportation, health care access, and environmental policies. The population of Keswick is diverse with a mix of people from different backgrounds representing all walks of life. This diversity is reflected in their political views which often conflict but ultimately provide a unique opportunity for political discourse and compromise to occur.
The political climate in Zip 22947 (Keswick, VA) is moderately liberal.
Albemarle County, VA is very liberal. In Albemarle County, VA 65.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albemarle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Albemarle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22947 (Keswick, VA) is moderately liberal.
Keswick, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Albemarle County, Virginia is very liberal.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Keswick, Virginia: r d 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 22947 (Keswick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 702 contributions totaling $261,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $3,877,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15,699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)