The small town of Troutdale, VA is home to a vibrant community with a diverse population. Local politics in Troutdale focus on issues that affect the citizens directly, such as infrastructure projects, tax policies, public safety and education. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone in the city is represented and has access to the resources they need to live their lives. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by voting during elections and attending meetings of their local representatives. This is an important way for citizens to make their voices heard and help shape the future of Troutdale.
The political climate in Troutdale, VA is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, VA is very conservative. In Grayson County, VA 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troutdale, VA is strongly conservative.
Grayson 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.
Troutdale, 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 Troutdale, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)