The politics in 23149 Saluda, Virginia are driven by local government representatives and their constituents. The town is represented at the county level by a Board of Supervisors, along with other county officials such as a Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney. The town is also represented in the Virginia General Assembly by delegates and senators from the surrounding area. Residents of 23149 Saluda can voice their opinions on a variety of issues through public forums and meetings held by members of the local government. Additionally, citizens may vote in elections for state, national, and local offices including mayor and city council members. Important decisions affecting the people of 23149 Saluda are made at these forums and it is important that all residents stay informed on current issues to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 23149 (Saluda, VA) is moderately conservative.
Middlesex County, VA is strongly conservative. In Middlesex County, VA 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.7%.
Middlesex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23149 (Saluda, VA) is moderately conservative.
Saluda, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Middlesex County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Saluda, 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 23149 (Saluda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $6,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)