The politics in 23422 Pungoteague, VA are largely conservative. This is reflected in the local politicians who have been elected to represent the area. Additionally, the issues that garner attention tend to be those that are traditionally conservative such as lower taxes, smaller government and pro-business policies. However, there are some progressive issues that local politicians will discuss such as LGBT rights and environmental protection so it is important for citizens to stay informed on their representatives views on these topics. In the end, all elections must be decided by the residents of 23422 Pungoteague, VA and it is up to them to decide which candidates best reflect their values.
The political climate in Zip 23422 (Pungoteague, 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 23422 (Pungoteague, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Pungoteague, 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.
Pungoteague, 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 23422 (Pungoteague)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)