Shipman, VA is a small town located in the South of the United States with a rich history. The town has its own distinct political culture and atmosphere, with many local candidates running for office. Shipman is known for being socially progressive, supporting initiatives such as public transportation and renewable energy sources. Recently, the town has seen increased activism surrounding social issues such as racism and police brutality. Local candidates have made these issues a priority in their platforms, advocating for policies that will protect the most vulnerable citizens of Shipman. In general, most residents of Shipman are supportive of progressive solutions to social issues and work hard to make sure that everyone in their community is treated with respect and dignity.
The political climate in Shipman, VA is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, VA is leaning conservative. In Nelson County, VA 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.4%.
Nelson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shipman, VA is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Shipman, Virginia: r d d d 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 Shipman, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $9,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)