The town of 24153 Salem, VA is a vibrant city with a diverse range of people and backgrounds. It has a strong sense of community and a long history rooted in the Revolutionary War. Politically, it leans slightly to the right but generally remains a mix of different ideologies. The current mayor, Linda Matson, was elected in 2012 and has since been re-elected twice. She is committed to improving the quality of life for all citizens in Salem and advocating for the rights and freedoms of every person. Additionally, she works closely with local businesses to ensure economic development and job growth throughout Salem. For those looking to get involved in local politics, there are several avenues available from attending city council meetings to becoming part of the town's political committees or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 24153 (Salem, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Salem City County, VA is moderately conservative. In Salem City County, VA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem city county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.4%.
Salem city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24153 (Salem, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Salem, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Salem City County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Roanoke 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.
Salem, 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 24153 (Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 686 contributions totaling $111,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 592 contributions totaling $139,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)