Buckingham County, VA is located in the southern part of the state and is known for its rich history and rural lifestyle. Politically, Buckingham County supports conservative values and is largely represented by Republicans in local government. In recent years, the county has seen an influx of new residents who may favor more progressive policies than their long-time neighbors, creating a political divide between old and new residents. The county Board of Supervisors is currently composed entirely of Republicans, while the Virginia General Assembly is made up of a mix of both Republican and Democratic representatives from Buckingham County. Local elections are held every year with candidates from both sides vying for positions in local government to represent their constituents' views.
The political climate in Buckingham County, VA is somewhat conservative.
In Buckingham County, VA 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buckingham county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Buckingham county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckingham County, VA is somewhat conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Buckingham, Virginia: r 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 Buckingham County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $10,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $13,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)