Politics in 24277 Pennington Gap, VA is largely influenced by local politicians and civic engagement. The local city council, school board, county board of supervisors, and state representatives all have a stake in the community's political decisions. Local elections are held regularly to elect new representatives who will be responsible for the interests of their constituents. Various grassroots organizations also play an important role in advocating for the issues that matter most to the residents of this area. There is a sense of strong community involvement among those living here as well as an eagerness to engage in conversations about current events and politics. The residents of 24277 Pennington Gap, VA care deeply about the future of their town and strive to make it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 24277 (Pennington Gap, VA) is strongly conservative.
Lee County, VA is very conservative. In Lee County, VA 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 15.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24277 (Pennington Gap, VA) is strongly conservative.
Pennington Gap, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Lee 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.
Pennington Gap, 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 24277 (Pennington Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $3,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)