Editing Lynchburg, Virginia (section)

=== Politics === 
{{PresHead|place=Lynchburg, Virginia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|19,574|16,664|785|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|17,097|18,048|1,218|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,982|14,792|2,883|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|19,806|15,948|694|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|17,638|16,269|434|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|14,400|11,727|213|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,518|10,374|614|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|11,441|10,281|1,290|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|12,518|9,587|2,864|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|15,323|8,279|324|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,047|8,542|183|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,245|7,783|1,389|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|14,564|8,227|1,013|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|13,259|4,208|423|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,943|4,305|4,051|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|10,044|6,758|32|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,271|4,961|24|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,806|3,362|334|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,090|3,848|11|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,373|2,480|1,894|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,396|4,302|15|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,966|4,656|9|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,373|3,697|22|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,200|3,656|80|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,730|1,987|0|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|606|2,086|128|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|609|2,096|26|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|353|1,465|24|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|111|1,487|242|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|473|962|14|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|292|995|14|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|660|1,081|12|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,647|1,657|63|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,358|2,422|31|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,796|2,054|11|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,760|1,926|0|Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|861|1,400|1|Virginia}}
Lynchburg has traditionally been a conservative stronghold. This predates the influence of [[Liberty University]]; it was one of the first areas of the state where the old-line [[Byrd Organization|Byrd Democrats]] began splitting their tickets at the national level in the 1950s. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most local offices well into the 1970s.

However, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] has seen a gradual increase in popularity in the city since the 1990s, and Lynchburg's political atmosphere has become increasingly moderate. In the [[2020 United States presidential election]], a plurality of voters in Lynchburg voted for Democratic challenger [[Joe Biden]] over Republican incumbent [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2020%20November%20General/Site/Locality/LYNCHBURG_CITY/Index.html|title=2020 November General Official Results|website=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref> Biden was the first Democrat to carry Lynchburg since [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1948.

Trump flipped the city back in [[2024 United States presidential election in Virginia|2024]], though he won it by a slightly smaller margin than in 2016.