King and Queen, VA is a rural county located on the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Virginia. As such, the political climate of the county is mainly conservative. The primary issues that drive voter turnout include economic development, education, and environmental protection. In local elections, Republican candidates generally have an advantage over Democratic candidates due to the largely conservative population. Education is also a major issue in King and Queen County as many residents feel that their children’s education needs to be improved. Local politicians prioritize funding for schools, teacher salaries and infrastructure improvements to address this concern. Additionally, the economy of King and Queen County has been struggling lately so local politicians are focusing on ways to attract new businesses and create jobs for residents. Finally, environmental issues are very important in King and Queen County as it is home to one of Virginia’s most pristine rivers. Protecting this natural resource is one of the main goals of many local campaigns during election season since it serves as an economic driver for the county.
The political climate in King and Queen County, VA is moderately conservative.
In King and Queen County, VA 38.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King and Queen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.6%.
King and Queen county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
King and Queen County, VA is moderately 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.
King and Queen, Virginia: r r d 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 King and Queen County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $6,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)