Metompkin, VA is a small community located in Accomack County and is known for its rich history. While the town is quite small, politics still plays an important role within the town. The local government consists of elected officials such as mayor, city council members, and school board members who are responsible for making decisions about taxes, zoning regulations and other policies affecting Metompkin. Local elections are held every four years and all registered voters can cast their ballots to decide who will lead their local government. Through voting, citizens of Metompkin have the opportunity to shape the direction of the town. In addition to electing representatives, Metompkin residents also have numerous volunteer opportunities at various civic clubs and organizations where they can become active in their community and help make it a better place to live.
The political climate in Metompkin, VA is leaning 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
Metompkin, VA is leaning 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.
Metompkin, 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 Metompkin, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)