Radford, Virginia is a small city located in the New River Valley of Virginia. It has a population of approximately 16,000 people and is home to Radford University. With its diverse and friendly community, as well as plenty of local business opportunities, it's no wonder why so many people choose to call it home. Politically, the city is run by a mayor and six city council members who are elected every four years. The mayor is responsible for acting on behalf of the citizens to create laws and regulations that ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Radford residents. The City Council makes decisions on how to spend taxpayer money, as well as listening to local citizens’ concerns about their neighborhoods. Local political candidates are campaigning for various positions within city government in order to represent their constituents’ interests and address issues that may be affecting them. The political scene in Radford is always bustling with activity, providing an exciting opportunity for residents to have their voices heard while shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Radford, VA is somewhat liberal.
Radford City County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Radford City County, VA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Radford city county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.1%.
Radford city county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Radford, VA is somewhat liberal.
Radford City County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Radford, Virginia: r r d d 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 Radford, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 868 contributions totaling $55,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $202,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $754 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)