The politics in 23181 West Point, VA are largely determined by the state's government. The Virginia General Assembly is responsible for establishing laws and regulations for the state, and all citizens of West Point have the right to vote in state elections. While there are no local political candidates in this area, residents can still make their voices heard by participating in their local voting process. Additionally, West Point hosts various community organizations that provide outreach and advocacy services to their members. These organizations strive to ensure that the needs of the community are met through lobbying efforts with state legislators.
The political climate in Zip 23181 (West Point, VA) is strongly conservative.
King William County, VA is very conservative. In King William County, VA 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King William county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.4%.
King William county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23181 (West Point, VA) is strongly conservative.
West Point, Virginia is strongly conservative.
King William County, Virginia 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.
West Point, 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 23181 (West Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $8,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)