Onancock, VA is a small town located in Accomack County, with a population of approximately 1,400 people. The town is represented by two local political representatives, Senator Lynwood Lewis and Delegate Robert S. Bloxom Jr., both of whom belong to the Democratic Party. The town is politically focused on issues that directly affect its citizens, such as economic development and environmental protection. Local initiatives are spearheaded by both the representatives and members of the community who are dedicated to creating positive change for the citizens of Onancock. Over the past few years, there has been an increased focus on sustainability in Onancock, with efforts being made to reduce air pollution and encourage energy efficiency. The local government also works closely with businesses in order to ensure that they can operate in a way that benefits both their customers and the environment. Overall, Onancock's politics are focused on finding solutions that benefit everybody living within its borders.
The political climate in Onancock, VA is leaning 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
Onancock, VA is leaning 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.
Onancock, 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 Onancock, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $27,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $12,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)