The politics of 23045 Diggs, VA are shaped by the ever-changing landscape of local issues and concerns. With a population of just over 5000, the town is governed by an elected board of six members who each serve for a period of three years. The board is responsible for setting policy, determining ordinances, and making decisions about the town's budget and infrastructure. Each member brings their own unique perspective to the table, ensuring that all voices in the community are heard when decisions are made. The residents of Diggs have been known to be very vocal about their political stances and have been actively involved in local elections, advocating for candidates who will uphold their values and beliefs. This commitment to civic engagement has allowed Diggs to remain a tight-knit community with strong roots in its past while also continuing to move forward into the future.
The political climate in Zip 23045 (Diggs, 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 23045 (Diggs, VA) is strongly conservative.
Diggs, 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.
Diggs, 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 23045 (Diggs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 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)