The politics of 23050 Dutton, VA are largely determined by the local government in the area. The town is governed by a Board of Supervisors that sets the general policies and laws for the region. This board consists of seven elected officials who are voted upon every four years. The Board works with other governmental bodies, such as planning commissions, environmental boards, and the county executive to create laws and regulations that will best serve their constituents. They also work to set taxes and fees for businesses in the area which help fund public services like education and infrastructure projects. Additionally, they are tasked with upholding state laws and constitutional rights of its citizens. Although no specific candidates have been named for upcoming elections, voters in 23050 Dutton can expect to see a variety of different candidates vying for their vote in order to best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 23050 (Dutton, VA) is strongly conservative.
Gloucester County, VA is very conservative. In Gloucester County, VA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 31.3%.
Gloucester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23050 (Dutton, VA) is strongly conservative.
Dutton, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Gloucester 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.
Dutton, 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 23050 (Dutton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)