Christiansburg, VA is a small town with a population of around 21,500 people in the state of Virginia. As a part of Montgomery County, Christiansburg has local politics that are focused on making the town a great place to live and work. The local government is made up of a Mayor and Vice Mayor along with five Town Council members who are all elected by its citizens every four years. These officials focus on creating policies that benefit the town's residents while also keeping taxes low and services running efficiently. They also take part in important decisions such as zoning regulations, approving new construction projects, and regulating public utilities. In addition to these local politicians, there are several organizations that work to improve life in Christiansburg such as nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups that promote community development and social justice. Overall, the politics in Christiansburg are strongly focused on ensuring that the town remains a desirable place for its residents to call home.
The political climate in Christiansburg, VA is leaning liberal.
Montgomery County, VA is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, VA 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 45.8%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Christiansburg, VA is leaning liberal.
Montgomery County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg 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.
Christiansburg, Virginia: r r d r d d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Christiansburg, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,502 contributions totaling $1,296,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,454 contributions totaling $567,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)