Colonial Beach, VA is a small town located in Westmoreland County on the banks of the Potomac River. The town has a rich history and is known for its charming atmosphere. Politically, Colonial Beach has had an active presence in local politics for many years. Currently, the town is represented in the Virginia General Assembly by Republican delegate Margaret Ransone, who was first elected to serve in 2018. At the local level, the Town Council consists of five members who are elected from each of the four wards plus a mayor who is elected at-large. The council is responsible for setting policy and enacting laws that will improve the quality of life of its residents. Additionally, Colonial Beach offers numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved in their community and participate in civic activities such as voter registration drives and candidate forums. In short, politics play an important role in Colonial Beach’s culture and history, and it provides a great opportunity for residents to get involved in their government and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Colonial Beach, VA is leaning conservative.
Westmoreland County, VA is leaning conservative. In Westmoreland County, VA 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.3%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colonial Beach, VA is leaning conservative.
Westmoreland 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.
Colonial Beach, Virginia: r r D d 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 Colonial Beach, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $11,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $8,217 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)