The politics in 23840 DeWitt, VA are heavily influenced by local values and traditions. Residents prioritize supporting their local officials and businesses, and are passionate about maintaining the community's sense of security and unity. A number of elected officials serve the area, including a mayor, city council members, school board representatives, and other local governing bodies that make decisions about the town's budgeting and policies. Every election season is met with enthusiasm as residents take to the polls to cast their votes for candidates they believe will best represent them in office. Additionally, many community events are attended by political figures as a way to show support for their constituents, giving voters an opportunity to meet candidates face-to-face before making their decision. It is this dedication from both residents and politicians that make DeWitt’s politics truly special.
The political climate in Zip 23840 (DeWitt, VA) is moderately conservative.
Dinwiddie County, VA is moderately conservative. In Dinwiddie County, VA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dinwiddie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.2%.
Dinwiddie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23840 (DeWitt, VA) is moderately conservative.
DeWitt, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Dinwiddie County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Richmond Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
DeWitt, 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 23840 (DeWitt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 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)