Dahlgren, VA is a small town located in King George County. The political environment of the area is governed by the King George Board of Supervisors which acts as the governing body for county-level decisions. Local elections are held every 4 years to determine who will serve on the board, and these candidates are chosen from the various districts in King George County. The board members work together to make decisions on issues such as public safety, economic development, and educational initiatives. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, Dahlgren is also served by other elected officials such as a mayor and representatives on the King George County School Board. Overall, politics in Dahlgren are largely focused on ensuring that resources are utilized efficiently and that residents’ needs are met.
The political climate in Dahlgren, VA is somewhat conservative.
King George County, VA is moderately conservative. In King George County, VA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King George county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 38.0%.
King George county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dahlgren, VA is somewhat conservative.
King George County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Dahlgren, 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 Dahlgren, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 387 contributions totaling $24,543 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $25,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)