Gretna, Virginia (24557) is a small town located in Pittsylvania County. The town has a population of around 2,200 people and is home to many small businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations. Despite its size, Gretna has an active local political scene with a variety of candidates vying for office in 2020. Residents of the town have the opportunity to vote for local representatives who will serve their interests on the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors or school board. Candidates are actively engaging with voters through door-to-door visits and virtual meetings held over Zoom or other platforms. Some of the issues that these candidates have highlighted include economic development, public safety, and improving local schools. By voting for one of these local representatives, residents will have a say in how their community responds to challenges that face it today and into the future.
The political climate in Zip 24557 (Gretna, VA) is strongly conservative.
Pittsylvania County, VA is very conservative. In Pittsylvania County, VA 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsylvania county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 29.6%.
Pittsylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24557 (Gretna, VA) is strongly conservative.
Gretna, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gretna, 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 24557 (Gretna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)