Goshen, VA is a small town located in Rockbridge County and is home to many friendly residents. The local politics of the area are centered around the Town Council which consists of five members that are elected by Goshen citizens. These council members work to make decisions on local issues that affect the area, such as budgets for municipal services, infrastructure enhancements, and economic development. Regular town meetings are held throughout the year where community members can voice their opinions and discuss matters with their local representatives. Additionally, there are various civic organizations that host events in order to engage the community in political dialogue and keep them up-to-date about current events and important issues. By proactively engaging with its citizens through these activities, Goshen is able to remain connected with its community while maintaining a strong political presence.
The political climate in Goshen, VA is strongly conservative.
Rockbridge County, VA is very conservative. In Rockbridge County, VA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockbridge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Rockbridge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goshen, VA is strongly conservative.
Rockbridge County, Virginia is very 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.
Goshen, 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 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 Goshen, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $96 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)