Sussex, VA is a small rural community situated in the southeastern part of the state. Although Sussex does not have a large population, it has an active political scene with numerous local candidates running for office each year. Candidates campaigning in recent years have included both Democrats and Republicans, and citizens have been actively engaged in choosing their representatives. From school boards to city council seats, local politicians are working to create change in the area by advocating for programs that benefit their constituents. In addition, Sussex citizens have been vocal in voicing their opinions on issues ranging from local infrastructure projects to broader national conversations.
The political climate in Sussex, VA is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Sussex County, VA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 43.6%.
Sussex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sussex, VA is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
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.
Sussex, Virginia: d D D D D D
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 Sussex, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $5,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)