The politics of Gloucester Courthouse, VA are centered around the town’s commitment to maintaining a strong community presence. The local political candidates in this area advocate for issues such as maintaining low taxes, keeping the economy strong, and providing quality education and health care for all citizens. They also prioritize protecting the environment and preserving historic sites within the town. Despite these challenges, local residents strive to keep the area vibrant and inviting by engaging in volunteer activities and supporting local businesses. Ultimately, they work toward creating an environment where everyone is welcomed and respected regardless of their background or beliefs.
The political climate in Gloucester Courthouse, 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
Gloucester Courthouse, VA 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.
Gloucester Courthouse, 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 Gloucester Courthouse, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,296 contributions totaling $167,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 512 contributions totaling $113,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)