Norfolk, Virginia is a bustling city located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is home to a diverse population with a wide range of political views. The local government consists of a Mayor and City Council which are responsible for creating and enforcing laws, setting policies, and providing services to the citizens of Norfolk. Each year, mayoral races and council elections provide residents with an opportunity to choose their leaders for the upcoming terms. Local candidates focus on issues that directly affect the citizens of Norfolk such as public education, infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, public safety measures, and environmental protection. Candidates typically strive to make Norfolk a better place to live by addressing the needs of its residents and advocating for improvements to the community.
The political climate in Norfolk City County, VA is very liberal.
In Norfolk City County, VA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 26.1%.
Norfolk city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norfolk City County, VA is very liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Norfolk 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 Norfolk City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,669 contributions totaling $1,552,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,485 contributions totaling $667,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)