Chester, VA is a small city in the southern part of the state with a thriving community. The local political scene in Chester is diverse and active, with several candidates who are vying for positions in the county and state legislatures. Residents of Chester are passionate about their community and take an active role in its politics by voting in elections, attending public events, and taking part in local campaigns. In recent years, candidates have focused on issues such as education reform, healthcare accessibility, environmental sustainability, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth. With a strong commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents of Chester, voters have elected representatives from both major parties to serve their interests. As a result, citizens of Chester can expect to see a continued effort to address problems facing the area while creating new opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Chester, VA is leaning 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
Chester, VA is leaning 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.
Chester, 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 Chester, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,768 contributions totaling $122,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 670 contributions totaling $108,477 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)