The town of Mathews, VA located in zip code 23109 is a small town with a population of around 8,100 people. Politically, it is a conservative community that is largely Republican in nature. In recent years, the political landscape in Mathews has become more diverse as citizens are encouraged to participate and express their opinions freely. The local candidates who are running for office have been vocal about their beliefs and platforms, and have made it clear that they strive to represent the values of the people of Mathews. Many of these candidates have grown up in Mathews and understand the needs of its residents. They also recognize the importance of maintaining strong relationships with the neighboring towns and cities in order to keep Mathews vibrant and successful.
The political climate in Zip 23109 (Mathews, VA) is strongly conservative.
Mathews County, VA is very conservative. In Mathews County, VA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mathews county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.3%.
Mathews county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23109 (Mathews, VA) is strongly conservative.
Mathews, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Mathews County, Virginia is very conservative.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Mathews, 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 23109 (Mathews)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $13,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)