Bellwood, VA is a small town located in the state of Virginia. It has a rich history and culture, with its residents having a strong sense of community pride. Politically, Bellwood is represented by a variety of local political figures that serve to advocate for the interests of their constituents. These representatives are responsible for advocating on behalf of the citizens of Bellwood and ensuring that local policies are reflective of the needs and wants of their local population. Local political candidates have often used their platform to bring attention to important issues facing the people of Bellwood such as unemployment, education reform, and economic opportunities. Additionally, they strive to keep up with modern-day trends by looking towards innovative solutions for these problems. In this way, candidates help ensure that Bellwood remains an engaged and progressive political community.
The political climate in Bellwood, VA is somewhat liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellwood, VA is somewhat liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Bellwood, Virginia: R R r r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bellwood, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,130 contributions totaling $50,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $39,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)