The small city of Clifton Forge, Virginia, has a population of just over 3,000 people. The city is home to two political wards and various local government offices that serve its residents. Elections for local political offices take place every four years, when citizens of the town have the opportunity to elect representatives to their respective wards. Politically, Clifton Forge tends to lean towards the Republican Party. Despite this affiliation with conservative ideals, the community of Clifton Forge is known for its inclusive and friendly atmosphere where everyone is welcome and respected regardless of political affiliation or opinion. Through its various initiatives to promote civic education and engagement among its citizens, Clifton Forge ensures that all voices are heard in order to maintain a fair and balanced government structure.
The political climate in Zip 24422 (Clifton Forge, VA) is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, VA is very conservative. In Alleghany County, VA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.3%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24422 (Clifton Forge, VA) is strongly conservative.
Clifton Forge, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, Virginia is very 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.
Clifton Forge, 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 24422 (Clifton Forge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $3,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)