Shipman, VA is a small town in 22971 with a population of about 500 people. It has limited resources and a government that is run by the mayor and local council. The town is largely rural, but has seen some economic development in recent years as more businesses have been attracted to the area. There are two main political parties in Shipman - the Democrats and Republicans - who both compete for office every election cycle. The current mayor is a Democrat, who was elected in 2019 after winning a close race against his Republican opponent. Local candidates running for office are often well known and respected members of the community, and their campaigns focus on issues that affect residents such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and healthcare. Political participation is high in Shipman, with residents taking an active interest in local politics and getting involved by turning out to vote or volunteering on campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 22971 (Shipman, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, VA is leaning conservative. In Nelson County, VA 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.4%.
Nelson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22971 (Shipman, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Shipman, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Nelson County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Shipman, Virginia: r d d d 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 22971 (Shipman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $9,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)