James City, VA County is a vibrant and growing political hub located in the heart of Virginia. The county enjoys a strong economy and a diverse population. As such, politics play an important role in shaping the future of James City. The local political landscape is made up of numerous candidates from both major parties and others who run as independents or with no party affiliation. These candidates bring a range of perspectives to the table that reflect the values and desires of James City residents. Local elections are held regularly for various offices, including seats on the Board of Supervisors, Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Treasurer, Commonwealth's Attorney, and Commissioner of the Revenue. Recent election cycles have seen much activity and competition among these candidates as they vie for the votes necessary to advance their agendas for James City.
The political climate in James City County, VA is leaning liberal.
In James City County, VA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, James City county flipped Democratic, 51.5% to 46.7%.
James City county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
James City County, VA is leaning liberal.
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.
James City, Virginia: R R r R r 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 James City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,789 contributions totaling $715,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,083 contributions totaling $643,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)