Politics in Whitesville, VA have been a hot topic in recent years, with many debates surrounding the local candidates who are vying for political office. The town has seen the emergence of several promising candidates from both major political parties, each of whom promise to bring a different perspective and approach to the table. With issues ranging from taxes and education to public safety and infrastructure, it is clear that the residents of Whitesville are passionate about their local politics and are eager to make sure that their voices are heard. No matter who wins the upcoming election, one thing is certain: political discourse will continue to be an important part of life here in Whitesville.
The political climate in Whitesville, 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
Whitesville, 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.
Whitesville, 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 Whitesville, 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)