Matoaca, VA is a small suburban town located in Chesterfield County. Although it is a largely residential area, Matoaca has an active local government and engaged citizens. The local government consists of town council members who work to represent the interests of the community and ensure that their laws are respected. Each year, residents of Matoaca have the opportunity to cast their ballots in municipal elections for local representatives. These representatives advocate on behalf of their constituents and work to make meaningful changes within the town. In addition to these elected officials, Matoaca's community members are highly engaged in matters of local politics, regularly attending meetings and voicing their opinions on various topics. Overall, politics in Matoaca are an important part of the town's culture and identity, with citizens taking an active role in deciding how it is managed and developed.
The political climate in Matoaca, VA is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matoaca, VA is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Matoaca, Virginia: R R r r r 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 Matoaca, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $66,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $10,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)