Goochland, VA is a quaint county located in Central Virginia. It has a rich history and is home to numerous small towns and rural areas. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors, who are elected to serve four-year terms. Local elections are held every two years in the county, with residents voting for representatives from each district. Important issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, economic development and environmental protection are addressed by the supervisors during their meetings. The board also works closely with other local agencies to develop policies that will benefit the entire community. Community involvement is encouraged among Goochland's citizens and there are several annual events such as parades, festivals and town hall meetings that draw large crowds. By engaging in local politics, Goochland residents can make sure their voices are heard and have an impact on their local government.
The political climate in Goochland, VA is moderately conservative.
Goochland County, VA is moderately conservative. In Goochland County, VA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goochland county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.4%.
Goochland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goochland, VA is moderately conservative.
Goochland County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Goochland, 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 Goochland, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $19,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)