The politics in 22553 Spotsylvania, VA are shaped by both state and local governments. On a state level, the Virginia General Assembly is responsible for setting statewide laws and regulations. In this area, Delegate Robert Orrock represents the 98th district in the House of Delegates. On a local level, local government plays an important role in shaping the political landscape. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for setting county policies and managing county affairs with the goal of helping citizens achieve their goals and aspirations. The Board meets regularly to discuss issues surrounding public safety, economic development, and quality of life. Additionally, Spotsylvania County has a number of unique local political candidates that represent different perspectives on how the community should be run. These include Bob Thomas (R) who is running for re-election as Chairman of the Board; Dionne Reeder (D) who is running for Supervisor; and Mike Watson (L) who is a Libertarian candidate for Supervisor.
The political climate in Zip 22553 (Spotsylvania, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Spotsylvania County, VA is leaning conservative. In Spotsylvania County, VA 45.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spotsylvania county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 45.6%.
Spotsylvania county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22553 (Spotsylvania, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Spotsylvania, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Spotsylvania, 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 22553 (Spotsylvania)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $18,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $41,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)