Rustburg, VA is a small rural town in the heart of Virginia with a proud history and strong sense of community. It is represented by several local political leaders in the state government and at the county level. Rustburg is conservatively leaning, boasting a historically Republican majority in both local and state elections. The town has had its share of debates over issues such as taxes, education, and public safety, but overall citizens are content with their politicians' policies that have enabled Rustburg to remain a safe and picturesque place to live. This small community is an example of how politics can unite a diverse group of people with different ideologies and beliefs under one common goal; to keep Rustburg prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Rustburg, VA is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, VA is very conservative. In Campbell County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.0%.
Campbell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rustburg, VA is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, Virginia is very conservative.
Lynchburg 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.
Rustburg, 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 Rustburg, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $9,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $18,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)