The town of 24141 Radford, VA is known for its close-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. Local politics are not a major focus in the city, as most residents prefer to stay out of the limelight when it comes to political matters. However, there are still several local representatives who work hard to ensure that the residents’ needs are addressed and their voices are heard. The most notable politicians in Radford include current Mayor Jordan A. Keeney, City Councilmembers Benita Walker, Bradley Hensley, and Steve Smallridge, along with recently elected school board member Amanda Kessinger. These officials strive to ensure that Radford continues to remain a safe and friendly place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 24141 (Radford, VA) is leaning liberal.
Radford City County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Radford City County, VA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Radford city county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.1%.
Radford city county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24141 (Radford, VA) is leaning liberal.
Radford, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Radford City County, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg 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.
Radford, Virginia: r r d d d d
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 24141 (Radford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 868 contributions totaling $55,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $202,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $754 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)