The town of Stanley, VA is a vibrant and growing community, with a rich history of political activism and engagement. The citizens of Stanley take pride in their local government and participate in the political process through the election of local representatives. Locally elected officials are responsible for making decisions that impact the community, from establishing infrastructure to developing public resources. Through these elected officials, Stanley residents have direct influence over how their community is managed and maintained. There is high participation in the political process within Stanley, as evidenced by voter turnout during elections. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations in town dedicated to furthering civic engagement and encouraging all citizens to get involved with local politics. With this dedication to civic engagement, Stanley is able to ensure that its citizens' voices are heard by those making decisions about their community's future.
The political climate in Stanley, VA is strongly conservative.
Page County, VA is very conservative. In Page County, VA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Page county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Page county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanley, VA is strongly conservative.
Page 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.
Stanley, 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 Stanley, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 372 contributions totaling $67,308 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)