Rich Creek, VA is a small town in the Appalachian Mountains with a population of approximately 2000 people. Despite its size, Rich Creek has an active political scene. Locals are passionate about their community and frequently take part in debates about town issues. During election season, candidates from both major parties come to the town to discuss their platforms and connect with voters. From school boards to county commissions, Rich Creek residents are eager to make sure that their voices are heard on important issues. As the town continues to grow, its citizens will remain dedicated to preserving a sense of hometown pride and passion for politics.
The political climate in Zip 24147 (Rich Creek, VA) is strongly conservative.
Giles County, VA is very conservative. In Giles County, VA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Giles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.5%.
Giles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24147 (Rich Creek, VA) is strongly conservative.
Rich Creek, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Giles County, Virginia is very conservative.
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.
Rich Creek, 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 24147 (Rich Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 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)