Melfa, VA is a small town in rural Accomack County that has a long history of engaging in local politics. The residents of Melfa actively take part in the political process through voting and attending elections. Every local election cycle, candidates from both major parties come to Melfa to campaign and discuss their platforms with the locals. These candidates often have an intimate knowledge of the town and its people, allowing them to create policy proposals and solutions that are best suited for their needs. Despite its small population, Melfa remains politically active throughout the year with events such as candidate forums, town hall meetings, and voter registration drives. The people of Melfa take pride in their ability to shape their own future through participating in the political process.
The political climate in Melfa, VA is somewhat 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
Melfa, VA is somewhat 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.
Melfa, 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 Melfa, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $4,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)