The politics of 22542 Rhoadesville, VA are of great interest to the local population. The town is small, but it has a significant impact on surrounding communities and is an important part of the greater Virginia political landscape. In recent years, the town's residents have become increasingly involved in local and state politics, electing representatives to both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate who share their ideals and represent their interests. Issues such as education, public safety, economic development, healthcare and environmental protection are all important to those living in Rhoadesville. Local elections often draw a large turnout as voters look to elect individuals who will make their voices heard within the legislature.
The political climate in Zip 22542 (Rhoadesville, VA) is strongly conservative.
Orange County, VA is moderately conservative. In Orange County, VA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.5%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22542 (Rhoadesville, VA) is strongly conservative.
Rhoadesville, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Orange County, Virginia is moderately 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.
Rhoadesville, 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 22542 (Rhoadesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $716 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)