Gwynn, VA is a quaint town located in the heart of Virginia. It is home to many friendly and hardworking people, who take great pride in their community. The politics in Gwynn are quite diverse, with various different views held by its citizens. The town is home to several political action groups that advocate for issues important to the residents of Gwynn. Local elections have seen an increase in turnout in recent years due to the strong interest from many of its inhabitants. These elections have become increasingly competitive as more candidates enter races for local offices. The people of Gwynn understand that their voice matters and that their vote can make a difference when it comes to local issues. As such, they take part in the democratic process to ensure that their concerns are heard and addressed.
The political climate in Gwynn, VA is strongly conservative.
Mathews County, VA is very conservative. In Mathews County, VA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mathews county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.3%.
Mathews county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gwynn, VA is strongly conservative.
Mathews 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.
Gwynn, 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 Gwynn, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $588 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)