The politics in 23123 New Canton, VA are often a contentious topic of debate. With a population of over 32,000, the town is home to a large variety of political opinions. Within the city limits there are several active local political parties representing various positions and interests. Every year local citizens come together to elect representatives to serve on the City Council and manage the affairs of New Canton. Candidates for election come from all walks of life, with different backgrounds and beliefs representing their constituents. Issues that have been important to New Canton in recent years include education, public safety, economic opportunity, and environmental protection. The town is committed to electing candidates who will best represent the interests of all its citizens and work together for the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Zip 23123 (New Canton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Buckingham County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Buckingham County, VA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buckingham county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Buckingham county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23123 (New Canton, VA) is somewhat conservative.
New Canton, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Buckingham County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
New Canton, Virginia: r r 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 23123 (New Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)