The politics in Poquoson, VA is largely influenced by the community's commitment to small-town values and growth. At the local level, citizens are encouraged to get involved in decision-making processes that affect their town. Local government officials can be found attending various meetings throughout the year, such as Town Council meetings and budget hearings, where they discuss agendas and debates that directly affect issues in the community. The town also encourages civic engagement and involvement through hosting regular events where residents can come together to discuss topics of importance. This includes town hall meetings, forums on important issues like infrastructure or health care, and other activities to engage with elected representatives and their constituents. Poquoson has a long history of keeping its community informed on local politics through open dialogue between citizens and their elected representatives, making it an ideal place for those interested in engaging with their local government.
The political climate in Poquoson, VA is strongly conservative.
Poquoson City County, VA is very conservative. In Poquoson City County, VA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Poquoson city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.3% to 26.1%.
Poquoson city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Poquoson, VA is strongly conservative.
Poquoson City County, Virginia is very conservative.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area is moderately 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.
Poquoson, 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 Poquoson, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $16,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $198,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,057 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)