Gloucester County in Virginia is a great place to live and work with its easy access to the water and numerous parks. It has a small-town feel but offers plenty of culture and attractions. Politically, Gloucester County is part of the state’s 2nd Congressional district, which is currently represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor. At the local level, there are several political positions that are elected for the county: Board of Supervisors, constitutional officers (Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer and Clerk of Circuit Court), and School Board. Each position requires candidates to be residents of the county in order to gain office. These officials all strive to ensure that Gloucester County remains an attractive place for families and businesses alike.
The political climate in 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
Gloucester County, VA 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.
Gloucester, 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 Gloucester County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,338 contributions totaling $113,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $70,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)