New Kent, VA is located in the east-central part of the state. It is a small town with a tight-knit community that values its political participation. Residents have access to local representatives on both the county and state levels, such as their members of Congress, General Assembly representatives, and even their local county Board of Supervisors. The town also hosts several annual events to bring residents together to discuss important topics, including elections and current political issues. With these opportunities to engage with local politics, New Kent residents can make their voices heard and take meaningful action in their local community.
The political climate in New Kent, VA is strongly conservative.
New Kent County, VA is very conservative. In New Kent County, VA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Kent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 32.0%.
New Kent county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Kent, VA is strongly conservative.
New Kent County, Virginia is very 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.
New Kent, 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 New Kent, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $11,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)