Powhatan County, VA is a rural county located in Central Virginia. The county is filled with rich history and is home to various state parks, rivers, and miles of trails. In terms of politics, Powhatan County has been represented in the General Assembly by Republicans since 1998. Local government is overseen by the Board of Supervisors, which consists of five members elected from single-member districts in the county. The Board works to ensure that citizen services are provided efficiently and effectively on behalf of the citizens. They also determine funding for local schools and other necessary services such as public safety, health care, and transportation. Furthermore, they strive to improve local economic development opportunities while preserving the area’s natural beauty and rich history for future generations.
The political climate in Powhatan County, VA is very conservative.
In Powhatan County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powhatan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.0%.
Powhatan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powhatan 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.
Powhatan, 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 Powhatan County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 694 contributions totaling $50,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $46,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)