Kilmarnock, Virginia is a small town located in the Northern Neck area of the state. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and historic downtown. Although it may be small in size, Kilmarnock has an active political scene. Local elections are held each year to decide who will serve on council and make decisions regarding the city's budget, infrastructure, and public safety. There are several candidates running in each election cycle, all with different ideas about how to best serve the community. Residents of Kilmarnock take their civic duty seriously by voting in these important elections and supporting their chosen candidates through volunteerism and other forms of advocacy. As a result, local politics play an important role in shaping the future of this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 22482 (Kilmarnock, VA) is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, VA is leaning conservative. In Lancaster County, VA 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained Republican, 51.7% to 47.1%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 22482 (Kilmarnock, VA) is leaning conservative.
Kilmarnock, Virginia is leaning conservative.
Lancaster County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Kilmarnock, 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 22482 (Kilmarnock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 516 contributions totaling $40,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $37,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)