Charles City, VA County is a rural area with many small, tight-knit communities and a population of just under 10,000 people. The county has an elected board of supervisors which is responsible for setting and approving the budget for the county's schools, libraries, parks, public safety departments and other community-funded services. The board also sets policy related to zoning and land use decisions. Residents of Charles City can vote in local elections to select their representatives on this board. Local political candidates must be registered to vote in Charles City in order to run for office or serve on boards and committees. All residents are encouraged to participate in their local politics by registering to vote and turning out for elections.
The political climate in Charles City County, VA is moderately liberal.
In Charles City County, VA 59.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles City county remained very strongly Democratic, 59.1% to 39.7%.
Charles City county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charles City County, VA is moderately 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.
Charles City, 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 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 Charles City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $13,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)