The town of Montvale, VA, located in 24122, is a quiet rural area and home to a variety of residents. While the population may be small, the political landscape in Montvale is just as diverse and active as any other community. Residents are involved in local municipal elections, helping decide who will serve as their representatives on the town council. Candidates for office come from all parts of the community and represent various political views and ideas. Along with locals taking part in elections, there are also many state and national politicians who hold town hall meetings or visit the area to speak about topics essential to this locality; such as environmental sustainability or regional economic development. Montvale has become an important part of Virginia's political discourse due to its strong civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 24122 (Montvale, VA) is very conservative.
Bedford County, VA is very conservative. In Bedford County, VA 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.0%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24122 (Montvale, VA) is very conservative.
Montvale, Virginia is very conservative.
Bedford County, Virginia is very conservative.
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.
Montvale, 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 24122 (Montvale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $2,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)