York County is a diverse area situated in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that is deeply rooted in community service and civic engagement. Politically, it remains an important battleground for local, state, and national elections. The county is currently governed by a Board of Supervisors, led by Chairman Don Wiggins. Together they are responsible for setting the budget and overseeing the various departments, programs, and services provided to residents. There has been an increasing focus on improving public safety, infrastructure development, and environmental conservation initiatives throughout York County. Local politicians running for office in York County have made these issues priorities in their campaigns. In addition to this focus on traditional topics, there have also been discussions about developing strategies to create more equitable access to resources and opportunities across all communities within the region.
The political climate in York County, VA is leaning conservative.
In York County, VA 45.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained moderately Republican, 52.2% to 45.6%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York County, VA is leaning 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.
York, 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 York County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,603 contributions totaling $258,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,049 contributions totaling $229,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)