Mount Solon, Virginia is a rural community located in Augusta County. The area has a history of strong and vibrant local politics with members of different parties taking turns in office over the years. Currently, there is an active political landscape in the area with many individuals representing Mount Solon in various positions. These include members of the Board of Supervisors, delegates to the Virginia General Assembly, county clerks, and more. There are several civic organizations and special interest groups that operate within the area to promote their respective causes. Each election season brings new debates and campaigns as residents consider which candidates will best serve their needs and interests while also helping to strengthen their community. As citizens continue to engage in meaningful dialogue about local issues, they are given an opportunity to lead Mount Solon into a prosperous future by making informed decisions on who should represent them in government roles.
The political climate in Zip 22843 (Mount Solon, VA) is very conservative.
Augusta County, VA is very conservative. In Augusta County, VA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Augusta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.6%.
Augusta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22843 (Mount Solon, VA) is very conservative.
Mount Solon, Virginia is very conservative.
Augusta County, Virginia is very conservative.
Staunton 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.
Mount Solon, 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 22843 (Mount Solon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $34 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)