The politics in 24471 Port Republic, VA are centered around maintaining a strong sense of community and providing the best services possible for the residents. This is supported by local leaders that prioritize creating a safe and prosperous environment for all citizens. There are several issues that the community focuses on, such as improving infrastructure, increasing access to health care and educational opportunities, and advocating for environmental initiatives. Leaders in the area are also working to create economic development initiatives to make sure that jobs stay in the area and businesses can thrive. To ensure that these goals are achieved, local political candidates work tirelessly to bring their voices to decisions made on behalf of the community. Together, residents of Port Republic strive to create an equitable and thriving place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 24471 (Port Republic, VA) is very conservative.
Rockingham County, VA is very conservative. In Rockingham County, VA 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Rockingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24471 (Port Republic, VA) is very conservative.
Port Republic, Virginia is very conservative.
Rockingham County, Virginia is very conservative.
Harrisonburg Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Port Republic, 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 24471 (Port Republic)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $5,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $92,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)