Cheriton, VA is a small town located in the Eastern Shore region of Virginia. Its politics are very reflective of the surrounding area, with strong conservative values and beliefs. The town is run by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected by the people of Cheriton. There are also several local committees that are made up of citizens who volunteer their time to help maintain and develop the community. Most recently, members of these committees have been working together to address issues such as economic development and quality-of-life initiatives. Though there are no current candidates for any local political offices, residents of Cheriton continue to express their opinions on important matters through various public forums held throughout the year.
The political climate in Cheriton, VA is leaning liberal.
Northampton County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Northampton County, VA 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.9%.
Northampton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cheriton, VA is leaning liberal.
Northampton County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Cheriton, Virginia: d d D D d D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cheriton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 427 contributions totaling $43,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $96,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)