King William County in Virginia is a beautiful area with a small population. The county is governed by the Board of Supervisors, which consists of seven members who are elected to four-year terms representing each of the district’s Magisterial Districts. The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is elected from within the board. Every year, local political candidates put themselves forward to stand for election in King William County. These candidates typically have strong local ties and are passionate about making positive changes, while respecting the values and history of the community. Residents have an opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate during elections and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in King William County, VA is very conservative.
In King William County, VA 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King William county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.4%.
King William county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
King William County, VA is very 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.
King William, 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 King William County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $29,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $33,823 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)