Prince George, VA is located in southeastern Virginia and is an active participant in local politics. The county has numerous elected officials responsible for carrying out the will of the citizens of Prince George. The Board of Supervisors acts as the governing body of Prince George County and consists of five members who are elected by district. Each supervisor serves a four year term. The Board works to develop and enact laws that will support the growth and development of Prince George County as well as promote public safety and welfare. Other elected positions include treasurer, commissioner of revenue, sheriff, commonwealth’s attorney, and clerk of circuit court. Each position is filled through an election process that helps ensure the best candidates are chosen to represent the interests of the county’s residents.
The political climate in Prince George, VA is somewhat conservative.
Prince George County, VA is moderately conservative. In Prince George County, VA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince George county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.7%.
Prince George county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prince George, VA is somewhat conservative.
Prince George 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.
Prince George, 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 Prince George, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 576 contributions totaling $22,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $53,868 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)