New Kent County, VA is a rural county located in the eastern part of the state. It is known for its picturesque countryside and small-town charm. Politically, New Kent County has been a swing county in recent elections, with support for both Democratic and Republican candidates in local, state, and federal races. In local politics, leaders have worked to ensure that residents are represented fairly and equitably in local decision-making processes. To this end, the county has created an active citizens’ forum where community members can voice their opinions on important issues like infrastructure development and educational funding. The county also works to encourage civic engagement across all population groups through hosting candidate forums and providing resources for residents interested in running for office. This effort helps to create an understanding of the importance of participation in local politics throughout the community.
The political climate in New Kent County, VA is very conservative.
In New Kent County, VA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Kent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 32.0%.
New Kent county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Kent 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.
New Kent, 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 New Kent County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,611 contributions totaling $35,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $58,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)