The politics in 23915 Baskerville, VA are largely determined by local elections as the citizens of the area vote to decide which candidates will represent them. The city is split across two counties that have their own respective governments, and each county elects a representative to serve on their governing board. In addition to this, there are also city council members that are elected by the people of Baskerville, who in turn work together to make decisions on behalf of all citizens. These elected officials are charged with creating and enacting laws for the betterment of the community and they make sure that all areas are looked after when making decisions. As such, it's important for residents to stay informed about who is running for office so that they can make an informed decision when casting their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 23915 (Baskerville, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Mecklenburg County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Mecklenburg County, VA 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 42.0%.
Mecklenburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23915 (Baskerville, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Baskerville, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Mecklenburg County, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Baskerville, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 23915 (Baskerville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)