The politics of 23030 Charles City, VA are heavily influenced by the local government. The County is governed by a five-member board of supervisors who are elected to represent their constituents in matters related to taxation, infrastructure, public works, and zoning. The supervisors also work with state and federal legislators to ensure that legislation and programs benefit the county and its residents. In addition to the five-member board of supervisors, there are three elected offices in Charles City: Sheriff, Treasurer, and Commissioner of Revenue. Each office holder is responsible for specific duties within the county. For example, the sheriff handles all criminal justice related issues while the treasurer oversees collection of taxes and payment of bills. Lastly, the commissioner of revenue is responsible for maintaining property tax records and overseeing collection of taxes due on real estate transactions. Collectively these roles form an important part of local politics in 23030 Charles City, VA.
The political climate in Zip 23030 (Charles City, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Charles City County, VA is moderately liberal. In Charles City County, VA 59.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles City county remained very strongly Democratic, 59.1% to 39.7%.
Charles City county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23030 (Charles City, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Charles City, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Charles City County, Virginia is moderately liberal.
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.
Charles City, Virginia: D D D D D D
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 23030 (Charles City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $13,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)