The politics in 24657 Whitewood, VA are diverse and range from local to national issues. The town is represented by representatives at the state and federal level who advocate for the interests of its residents. Local elections take place every few years, electing officials to serve on the county board of supervisors, school board, and other positions specific to the locality. These elected representatives are responsible for making decisions that affect the daily lives of those living in Whitewood. Issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development fall under their jurisdiction. Residents actively engage in political discourse through town meetings and other methods of communication
The political climate in Zip 24657 (Whitewood, VA) is very conservative.
Buchanan County, VA is very conservative. In Buchanan County, VA 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.9%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24657 (Whitewood, VA) is very conservative.
Whitewood, Virginia is very conservative.
Buchanan 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.
Whitewood, Virginia: D d 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 24657 (Whitewood)
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)