The politics in 23837 Courtland, VA are largely supported by the local community. The area is represented by two Republican representatives to the Virginia General Assembly: Delegate Michael Garrett and Senator Richard Stuart. These representatives work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met, as well as taking a stand for what they believe in on issues such as taxes, healthcare, and education. They have dedicated their time and energy to making sure that the people living in 23837 Courtland, VA are provided with fair representation in government. Their efforts have been successful in creating strong relationships between the community and their representatives so that all voices are heard when it comes to decision-making processes.
The political climate in Zip 23837 (Courtland, VA) is moderately conservative.
Southampton County, VA is moderately conservative. In Southampton County, VA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Southampton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.6%.
Southampton county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23837 (Courtland, VA) is moderately conservative.
Courtland, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Southampton County, Virginia is moderately 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.
Courtland, Virginia: d 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 23837 (Courtland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $6,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)