Gargatha, VA Voting


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Accomack County / Gargatha / Zip Codes
Gargatha, VA is a small town in the southeastern part of the state with a long history of local politics. The town has traditionally been ruled by a mayor and six council members, all elected every two years by the citizens of the town. In recent years, Gargatha has seen an increase in political engagement as residents have become more aware of the importance of their votes. Candidates for local office come from a variety of backgrounds and are often active members of their community who are passionate about making positive changes for the residents. Every election cycle promises to be exciting as new ideas and perspectives are introduced to improve upon existing services and programs. No matter who is elected, it is certain that Gargatha will remain an engaged and vibrant part of Virginia’s political landscape into the future.

The political climate in Gargatha, VA is somewhat conservative.

Accomack County, VA is somewhat conservative. In Accomack County, VA 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Accomack county remained moderately Republican, 54.1% to 44.7%.
Accomack county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Gargatha, VA is somewhat conservative.


Accomack County, Virginia 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.

Gargatha, 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 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 Gargatha, VA

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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