Middlesex County, Virginia is located in the East Coast of the United States and has a rich history of politics. Middlesex has had a strong tradition of local government since colonial times, and today it continues to be an important part of the state's political landscape. The county is served by a Board of Supervisors who are elected to four-year terms. Additionally, the county elects a Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer, both for four-year terms. Middlesex also holds elections for the U.S. House and Senate every two years as well as state representatives every four years, all of whom serve on either the House or Senate floor representing their district within the county. The county also holds primaries for each office prior to general elections in November. The primary purpose and focus of local government in Middlesex is on key issues related to land use planning, economic development, public safety, and quality of life services that benefit residents throughout the county.
The political climate in Middlesex County, VA is strongly conservative.
In Middlesex County, VA 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.7%.
Middlesex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlesex County, VA is strongly 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.
Middlesex, 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 Middlesex County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $36,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $48,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)