Selma, Virginia is a small town located in 24474, with a population of approximately 10,000 people. The town is governed by local elected officials and has a mayor as well as four city council members. The current mayor of Selma is Dr. David Ragsdale and the current city council members are Brandon Carter, Jeff Davis, Frances Anderson and James Andrews. These officials work hard to ensure the town remains safe and prosperous while also working to promote economic development within the area. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings or participating in local elections. Local organizations such as the Selma Community Association are also active in helping citizens stay informed on important issues related to their community, such as public safety and neighborhood improvement projects. As a result of these efforts, Selma is an active political town that strives to maintain the highest standards for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 24474 (Selma, VA) is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, VA is very conservative. In Alleghany County, VA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.3%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24474 (Selma, VA) is strongly conservative.
Selma, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, Virginia is very 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.
Selma, 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 24474 (Selma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)