Caret, VA is located in the heart of Eastern Virginia and has a population of about 5,000. It is home to a diverse range of people from different backgrounds and beliefs. Politics in Caret are largely influenced by the state and national platforms and values that its citizens hold. The main political parties represented in Caret are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Voters in Caret have a history of supporting candidates from both major parties, as well as engaging in local elections to make sure their voices are heard. Issues such as education reform, economic development, environmental protection, healthcare and social services are all important topics for the citizens of Caret when discussing politics. As with other small towns across the country, local elections often focus on issues that directly affect residents such as taxes, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives and more. Citizens here take pride in their town and actively take part in choosing who will represent them at both the local level and statewide level during each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 22436 (Caret, VA) is leaning conservative.
Essex County, VA is leaning conservative. In Essex County, VA 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 49.2%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22436 (Caret, VA) is leaning conservative.
Caret, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Essex County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Caret, Virginia: r r D d 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 22436 (Caret)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)