The politics in Powhatan, VA are vibrant and ever-changing. The county is served by a five-member board of supervisors that works to make decisions that will benefit the citizens living in the area. Each year, local elections are held for the Board of Supervisors as well as other offices such as sheriff and Commonwealth’s Attorney. These candidates run on various platforms and their election results can help guide future policy decisions for Powhatan. The Board of Supervisors takes much effort to ensure that all citizens have their voice heard on topics such as development regulations, budgeting priorities, public safety initiatives, and more. Despite differing views among local residents, it is through collaborative dialogue and respect for each other’s opinions that reasonable decisions can be made for the good of all citizens in Powhatan.
The political climate in Powhatan, VA is very conservative.
Powhatan County, VA is very conservative. In Powhatan County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powhatan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.0%.
Powhatan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powhatan, VA is very conservative.
Powhatan 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.
Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 694 contributions totaling $50,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $46,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)