West Point, VA is a small town in central Virginia located on the Mattaponi River. The town has a population of around 3,000 and is known for its historical importance as a port city during the American Revolution. In terms of politics, West Point is part of King William County and is represented in Congress by Rob Wittman (R). Wittman serves on the House Armed Services Committee and also represents West Point’s interests in Washington D.C. Locally, there are many elected officials who represent West Point’s citizens on the county board of Supervisors including District 4 Supervisor Gary Seehausen (R) and Chairman Sandy Wanner (R). Additionally, there are many volunteer organizations that help to keep West Point moving forward such as the Chamber of Commerce and local Main Street Association. Each of these groups strives to make sure that West Point remains an attractive place to live with plenty of opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in West Point, VA is strongly conservative.
King William County, VA is very conservative. In King William County, VA 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King William county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.4%.
King William county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, VA is strongly conservative.
King William County, Virginia is very 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.
West Point, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 West Point, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $8,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)