Yorkshire, VA is a small town located in the northern part of Virginia. It has a rich history and heritage that has been preserved over the years, making it a popular destination for visitors. The politics in Yorkshire, VA are largely influenced by the traditional values of its citizens. As such, local politics mainly focus on issues such as economic development, education, public safety and infrastructure. There are several political candidates running for office within Yorkshire who have different philosophies on how to best serve the town’s needs. Most notably, there is an ongoing debate between those who promote economic growth through development projects and those who argue that preserving rural identity should be prioritized over economic growth. Regardless of one’s political views, Yorkshire is an exciting place to live with plenty of opportunities for growth and progress.
The political climate in Yorkshire, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, VA is strongly liberal. In Prince William County, VA 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince William county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.6%.
Prince William county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yorkshire, VA is moderately liberal.
Prince William County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Yorkshire, Virginia: r r D D D D
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 Yorkshire, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,550 contributions totaling $60,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 394 contributions totaling $116,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)