22546 Ruther Glen, VA is a lively community with a rich history. It has been represented by Republican Bob Goodlatte in the House of Representatives for many years, and is currently represented by Republican Rob Wittman. Both candidates are committed to serving their constituents and have worked hard to make sure that the needs of local residents are met. The local government works diligently to ensure the quality of life for its citizens while also striving to keep taxes low. In addition, the town has several active volunteer organizations which actively engage in civic matters such as environmental protection and community service projects. As such, it stands as an example of how politics can be used to benefit the local population.
The political climate in Zip 22546 (Ruther Glen, VA) is leaning conservative.
Caroline County, VA is leaning conservative. In Caroline County, VA 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.0%.
Caroline county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22546 (Ruther Glen, VA) is leaning conservative.
Ruther Glen, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Caroline County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Ruther Glen, Virginia: d r D d 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 22546 (Ruther Glen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 430 contributions totaling $16,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $10,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)