The politics in 24120 Meadows of Dan, VA are generally conservative. This small rural community is primarily populated by a mix of working class and middle class families, most of them traditional in their political views. Voter turnout is usually low at elections, as many residents prefer to focus on local issues such as the economy and public services. However, when it comes to national and state elections the residents here tend to favor candidates from the Republican party. The town is represented in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate by conservative Republicans who advocate for fiscal responsibility and more limited government regulations. In recent years there has been some increased progressive involvement in local politics, particularly with regards to environmental issues, which has encouraged more discussion about how best to address these important topics.
The political climate in Zip 24120 (Meadows of Dan, VA) is very conservative.
Patrick County, VA is very conservative. In Patrick County, VA 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Patrick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.5%.
Patrick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24120 (Meadows of Dan, VA) is very conservative.
Meadows of Dan, Virginia is very conservative.
Patrick 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.
Meadows of Dan, 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 24120 (Meadows of Dan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $12,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $3,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)