The small town of 24595 Sweet Briar, VA has a rich political history that goes back for generations. Its residents are passionate about their involvement in local politics and are always eager to express their views on the issues facing the community. Every election cycle, citizens come out in droves to vote for local candidates who they believe can best represent their beliefs and values. These candidates come from all walks of life and bring a wide range of perspectives to the table, which allows voters to make an informed decision about who will be representing them in office. No matter what the outcome of any particular election, Sweet Briar takes pride in its commitment to democracy and values the opinions of its citizens above all else.
The political climate in Zip 24595 (Sweet Briar, VA) is moderately conservative.
Amherst County, VA is strongly conservative. In Amherst County, VA 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Amherst county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.4%.
Amherst county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24595 (Sweet Briar, VA) is moderately conservative.
Sweet Briar, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Amherst County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Lynchburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sweet Briar, 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 24595 (Sweet Briar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $5,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $8,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,720 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)