Charles City, Virginia is a rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. While there are no major political candidates from Charles City, politics still play an important role in the community. The county is made up of small towns and rural areas, so the local government focuses on keeping taxes low and bringing business to the area. County officials also work to make sure that public school systems are adequate and provide educational opportunities for all students. Additionally, they advocate for increased access to healthcare and better infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Charles City residents take pride in their community and often come together during elections to make sure their voice is heard and their needs met.
The political climate in Charles City, VA is leaning liberal.
Charles City County, VA is moderately liberal. In Charles City County, VA 59.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles City county remained very strongly Democratic, 59.1% to 39.7%.
Charles City county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charles City, VA is leaning liberal.
Charles City County, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Richmond 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.
Charles City, Virginia: D D 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 Charles City, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $26,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $5,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)