The 24502 Lynchburg, VA area is an important part of the political landscape in Virginia. Located in the heart of Central Virginia, it is home to a diverse and vibrant community that plays a major role in state-level politics. Although the population of Lynchburg does not have any direct representation in Richmond, the city is actively involved in local and state politics. There are numerous registered voter organizations and dozens of active candidates for local office who fight to represent their constituents’ interests. Local residents can also participate by attending public meetings, volunteering on campaigns, or simply by voting. By participating in this way, Lynchburg citizens can make sure their voices are heard and that their wishes are taken into account as decisions about their community’s future are made.
The political climate in Zip 24502 (Lynchburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg City County, VA is leaning liberal. In Lynchburg City County, VA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lynchburg city county flipped Democratic, 49.6% to 47.0%.
Lynchburg city county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24502 (Lynchburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg City County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Lynchburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lynchburg, Virginia: r R r R r 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 24502 (Lynchburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 477 contributions totaling $28,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $41,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)