Kilmarnock is a small town located in Virginia. It is a very close-knit community with a rich history and strong sense of pride. The politics in Kilmarnock are mainly focused on local issues, such as economic development, public safety, and education. Local political candidates vying for office focus on these issues in their campaigns and strive to make Kilmarnock an even better place to live. In recent years, several new businesses have opened up in the area, providing employment opportunities and helping to inject life into the local economy. There has also been an emphasis on improving infrastructure around town, including roads, sidewalks, and parks. Education remains a top priority for the citizens of Kilmarnock who want their children to receive a quality education that will prepare them for success later in life. All of these issues are important to the people of Kilmarnock and they take their role as voters seriously when it comes time for elections.
The political climate in Kilmarnock, VA is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, VA is leaning conservative. In Lancaster County, VA 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained Republican, 51.7% to 47.1%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kilmarnock, VA is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Kilmarnock, 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 Kilmarnock, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,331 contributions totaling $175,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 615 contributions totaling $183,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)