The town of Kents Store, Virginia (23084) is a rural community located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Despite its small size, Kents Store has a rich political history and engaged citizens who are invested in local government and issues that affect their community. Residents are served by the Goochland County Board of Supervisors, which is comprised of five elected officials, all residents from Kents Store and the surrounding area. Local candidates focus on issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development and economic growth that impact the unique needs of their constituents. Additionally, citizens stay informed about state legislation through various organizations such as the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties. Politics in Kents Store really boils down to ensuring that residents have access to resources they need to thrive while preserving this small yet vibrant community for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 23084 (Kents Store, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Fluvanna County, VA is leaning conservative. In Fluvanna County, VA 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fluvanna county remained Republican, 51.5% to 46.8%.
Fluvanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23084 (Kents Store, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Kents Store, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Fluvanna County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Charlottesville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kents Store, 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 zip 23084 (Kents Store)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $9,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)