Norton, Virginia is located in the far southwestern corner of the state near the Kentucky border. It is home to an estimated 3,621 residents, according to the 2019 census. Politics in Norton are mainly focused on local issues such as education, economic development and infrastructure improvements. The city is currently governed by a five-member City Council with members elected at-large for four year terms. These members work together with the Mayor to represent the interests of all citizens and make decisions that best serve their constituents. Norton also has a small but active political scene with numerous local organizations engaging in civic activities and promoting community involvement in politics and public life. As a result, Norton's electorate is well informed on local politics and values transparency from its elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 24273 (Norton, VA) is strongly conservative.
Norton City County, VA is very conservative. In Norton City County, VA 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norton city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 29.0%.
Norton city county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24273 (Norton, VA) is strongly conservative.
Norton, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Norton City County, Virginia is very conservative.
Big Stone Gap Metro Area is very 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.
Norton, Virginia: D 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 24273 (Norton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $5,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)