24631 Oakwood, VA is a small town located in the heart of Virginia. The local politics in the area are largely focused on the issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens, such as education, transportation, and public safety. Over the past few years, there has been an increasing focus on community building projects and programs that promote economic growth and sustainability. The local government is responsible for setting policies on taxes, health care, education reform, and environmental protection. In recent elections, citizens have had the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates that represent their views on these important topics. Local politicians strive to make sure that all citizens are heard and that their ideas are taken into consideration when developing solutions for common problems.
The political climate in Zip 24631 (Oakwood, VA) is very conservative.
Buchanan County, VA is very conservative. In Buchanan County, VA 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.9%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24631 (Oakwood, VA) is very conservative.
Oakwood, Virginia is very conservative.
Buchanan County, Virginia is very conservative.
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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.
Oakwood, Virginia: D d 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 24631 (Oakwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)