Charlottesville, Virginia metropolitan area
The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.Albemarle County leans Democratic, paralleling the entire region, since it houses urban, suburban, exurban, and rural pockets.Fluvanna and Greene counties are Republican strongholds as they are composed of suburban, exurban, and rural areas, which vote more conservative than their urban counterparts.Although Nelson County is almost entirely rural, it is the most moderate jurisdiction in the region, voting for the Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, respectively.The entire region, apart from Greene County and a sliver of Albemarle County, which are located in Virginia's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is located in Virginia's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Bob Good.