Middletown, VA is a small city located in the Shenandoah Valley that is home to around 1,000 people. The city has been governed by a Mayor and Town Council since the early 1900s. It has been known for its strong sense of community as well as its commitment to the preservation of local history and culture. The current political climate in Middletown focuses on maintaining economic development and fostering a safe environment for its citizens. Local elections generally involve candidates from both major parties who are knowledgeable about the issues facing the community. The Town Council works closely with other local government agencies to ensure it meets its obligations while still upholding its values of community spirit and progress. In recent years, Middletown has become increasingly engaged in the larger regional politics with initiatives directed at improving transportation networks, creating jobs and promoting environmental sustainability. The citizens of Middletown remain committed to their heritage while embracing new ideas and technologies that will help improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Middletown, VA is moderately conservative.
Frederick County, VA is strongly conservative. In Frederick County, VA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frederick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.3%.
Frederick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middletown, VA is moderately conservative.
Frederick County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Winchester 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.
Middletown, 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 Middletown, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $6,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)