Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA is a great place to live and work. With its close proximity to the nation's capital, Washington D.C., it's no surprise that politics impacts this area significantly. The area boasts a diverse political landscape with both major parties represented in the local government. There are also numerous independent candidates who are interested in representing their community and helping to ensure that Spotsylvania is a thriving, vibrant region. The county is actively involved in local politics through voter registration drives and campaigns for school board members or other local representatives. As of 2020, there are three Supervisors on the Board of Supervisors for Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA: Kenneth Ecker (R), Gary Skinner (I), and Toni Bumbalough (D). Additionally, the county has a delegation of five representatives in the Virginia General Assembly: Delegate Michael Webert (R-Fauquier/Rappahannock/Warren), Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Fauquier/Spotsylvania), Delegate Robert Orrock (R-Caroline/Spotsylvania), Senator Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield) ,and Delegate Dawn Adams(D-Henrico). These individuals work hard to represent their constituents by advocating for policies that benefit the citizens of Spotsylvania Courthouse.
The political climate in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA is somewhat conservative.
Spotsylvania County, VA is leaning conservative. In Spotsylvania County, VA 45.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spotsylvania county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 45.6%.
Spotsylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA is somewhat conservative.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
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.
Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,742 contributions totaling $264,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,032 contributions totaling $366,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)