The politics in Isle of Wight, VA County are largely shaped by the local government. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors, which is made up of five members who are elected to four-year terms. The Board is responsible for overseeing budgets and making laws for the county. Additionally, a Sheriff and a Commonwealth's Attorney are also elected to serve four-year terms. All elections in the county are nonpartisan. Isle of Wight citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions on matters that affect them through attending public meetings held by the Board of Supervisors or by contacting their representatives directly. There are plenty of opportunities for local residents to get involved and make an impact on their community through political processes in Isle of Wight County.
The political climate in Isle of Wight County, VA is moderately conservative.
In Isle of Wight County, VA 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isle of Wight county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 40.1%.
Isle of Wight county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Isle of Wight County, VA is moderately conservative.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Isle of Wight, 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 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 Isle of Wight County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $41,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 345 contributions totaling $56,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)