Caroline County, Virginia is a rural area located in the Central part of the state. It is home to a diverse population that is largely comprised of families with deep roots in the local area. Politically speaking, Caroline County is a mostly Democrat-leaning county, though there are several Republicans who hold elected offices. Locally, there are many elected officials who represent their constituents in areas such as education, health and human services, law enforcement, and more. These elected officials work hard to ensure that they meet the needs of local citizens while also creating opportunities for economic prosperity and job growth in the area. As a result, Caroline County remains an important part of both Virginia's economy and overall political landscape.
The political climate in Caroline County, VA is leaning conservative.
In Caroline County, VA 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.0%.
Caroline county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caroline County, VA is leaning 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.
Caroline, Virginia: d r D d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Caroline County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $31,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $45,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)