The politics of 23356 Captains Cove, VA are heavily focused on local issues. Residents of the area are passionate about issues that directly affect their community, such as education, public safety, and quality of life. The citizens are well informed and actively participate in their local elections for positions such as Mayor, City Council, and School Board. Public forums and debates are held to ensure that all voices are heard before any decisions are made. While there is a strong sense of pride in the area, its inhabitants also collaborate with neighboring communities to create shared goals and solutions that benefit everyone involved.
The political climate in Zip 23356 (Captains Cove, 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
Zip 23356 (Captains Cove, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Captains Cove, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Accomack County, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Captains Cove, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 23356 (Captains Cove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)