The politics in 22958 Nellysford, VA are likely shaped by its rural nature and the strong sense of community present in the area. Though there is no official population data available for this specific zip code, a quick look at the surrounding areas suggests that the community size is small. This could lead to a more intimate relationship between local political candidates and their constituents as they all come together to decide on important issues affecting the locality. These local decisions might include things such as creating or improving infrastructure, addressing public safety concerns, and other quality of life initiatives. Candidates who take time to listen to their constituents and address these issues can help create a brighter future for everyone in Nellysford, VA.
The political climate in Zip 22958 (Nellysford, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, VA is leaning conservative. In Nelson County, VA 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.4%.
Nelson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22958 (Nellysford, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Nellysford, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Nellysford, Virginia: r d d d 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 22958 (Nellysford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 664 contributions totaling $214,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $12,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)