The small town of Patrick Springs, VA is a tight-knit community with an involved local government. The town is home to approximately 2,000 people and has several elected officials representing its interests in the Virginia General Assembly. The elected officials serve to ensure that the citizens of Patrick Springs have a voice in local, state, and federal matters. These elected officials are committed to protecting the rights and interests of their constituents while advocating for sensible policies that will benefit the entire town. Community engagement remains high as residents come together regularly to discuss local issues such as taxation, education, infrastructure development, and economic growth. With its vibrant civic engagement and progressive policies, Patrick Springs is an example of how local politics can positively impact a small community.
The political climate in Patrick Springs, VA is strongly conservative.
Patrick County, VA is very conservative. In Patrick County, VA 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Patrick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.5%.
Patrick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patrick Springs, VA is strongly conservative.
Patrick 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.
Patrick Springs, 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 Patrick Springs, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,243 contributions totaling $72,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $32,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)