Lake of the Woods, VA is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 residents. The town is governed by an elected board of supervisors and has representatives in the Virginia state government. Many local issues are addressed at the town's monthly town council meetings, where citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions and exchange ideas with leaders in their community. In addition to the elected officials, there are many civic organizations in the area that work to improve quality of life for all members of the community. These organizations provide helpful services such as educational programs, recreational activities, and other social activities throughout the year. Through these efforts, Lake of Woods is a vibrant and close-knit community where everyone works together for the betterment of each other and their home.
The political climate in Lake of the Woods, VA is moderately conservative.
Orange County, VA is moderately conservative. In Orange County, VA 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.5%.
Orange county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake of the Woods, VA is moderately conservative.
Orange 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.
Lake of the Woods, 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 Lake of the Woods, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 594 contributions totaling $38,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $36,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)