Colonial Beach, VA (zip code 22443) is a small town in Westmoreland County on the Northern Neck of Virginia. It is known for its small-town charm and waterfront views. Politically, it is part of District 1, which is represented in the Virginia House of Delegates by Margaret Ransone. At the federal level, District 1 falls under Virginia’s first congressional district and is represented by Rob Wittman. Colonial Beach residents are proud to be part of a community that values independence and hard work, while still having access to all that the modern world can offer. The people of Colonial Beach often show their support for politicians they feel are best suited for their needs through local elections.
The political climate in Zip 22443 (Colonial Beach, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Westmoreland County, VA is leaning conservative. In Westmoreland County, VA 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.3%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22443 (Colonial Beach, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Colonial Beach, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Westmoreland County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
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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.
Colonial Beach, Virginia: r r D d 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 zip 22443 (Colonial Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $11,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $8,217 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)