The city of Martinsville, Virginia is located in the state's south-west region and is home to 24112 residents. The city has a long history of political engagement that continues to this day with a range of local elected officials working hard to ensure its residents have access to the support and services they need. The City Council has representatives from each ward, while the Mayor serves as the head of government and presides over all meetings. At the state level, both senators representing Martinsville are active members in the Senate and House of Delegates, taking part in important legislative debates while advocating for their constituents' interests. Local elections occur every four years for Council positions, while state races take place every two years. Participation in these elections is vital for continuing Martinsville's strong sense of civic engagement and ensuring that its laws continue to reflect the needs of those living within it.
The political climate in Zip 24112 (Martinsville, VA) is moderately liberal.
Martinsville City County, VA is strongly liberal. In Martinsville City County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martinsville city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 36.0%.
Martinsville city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24112 (Martinsville, VA) is moderately liberal.
Martinsville, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Martinsville City County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Martinsville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Martinsville, Virginia: d 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 24112 (Martinsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 424 contributions totaling $42,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $95,898 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)