Nelsonia, VA is a small town located in the heart of Virginia. It is well known for its rich history and vibrant community. The politics in Nelsonia are heavily influenced by local issues that matter to the people living there. Residents actively participate in discussions on various topics such as school funding, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and have different perspectives on these matters. They strive to offer solutions to the town's problems and help make it a better place to live for everyone involved in their community. Additionally, they seek to strengthen the bonds between all citizens by engaging them in meaningful conversations about their shared future. Both major parties have viable candidates running for office every election cycle, and citizens can rest assured that their vote will count towards making this small town a great place for generations to come.
The political climate in Nelsonia, 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
Nelsonia, 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.
Nelsonia, 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 Nelsonia, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)