Camptown, VA is home to a vibrant political scene. Local residents regularly engage in discussions about current issues and stay up-to-date on the latest news from their representatives at all levels of government. From town hall meetings to debates on the local radio station, Camptown is a place where citizens take an active role in their community's governance. Locally-held elections often draw high levels of voter turnout as residents are eager to make their voices heard and take part in determining who will represent them. With several long-standing political organizations such as The Camptown Democrats and Republicans, many people feel they have the opportunity to really get involved and make a difference.
The political climate in Camptown, VA is somewhat conservative.
Isle of Wight County, VA is moderately conservative. In Isle of Wight County, VA 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isle of Wight county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 40.1%.
Isle of Wight county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camptown, VA is somewhat conservative.
Isle of Wight County, Virginia is moderately 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.
Camptown, 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 Camptown, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $21,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $7,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)