Dumbarton, VA is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Virginia. It is a quiet, close-knit community with a population that is relatively politically engaged. The local politics are focused on issues that directly impact the day-to-day lives of the citizens such as education, infrastructure and public safety. Residents of Dumbarton take an active interest in local government and attend town hall meetings to learn more about upcoming initiatives and hold their elected representatives accountable for their actions. The town isrepresented by two members of Virginia's House of Delegates and one member in the Virginia Senate. In addition to attending local political events, many residents also volunteer for political campaigns and grassroots causes, helping to keep their community informed about important matters affecting their lives.
The political climate in Dumbarton, VA is strongly liberal.
Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal. In Henrico County, VA 63.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henrico county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.6% to 34.6%.
Henrico county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dumbarton, VA is strongly liberal.
Henrico County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Richmond 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.
Dumbarton, Virginia: R r D D D D
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 Dumbarton, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,486 contributions totaling $222,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $116,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)