The town of Bon Air, VA is a small suburb located in the Richmond Metropolitan area of Virginia. It is home to about 8,000 people and has a rich history dating back to the 1800s. Politically, the town of Bon Air primarily leans Democratic. In recent years, numerous local political candidates from both major parties have run for office in the community. Issues that are important to those who live in Bon Air include education reform, economic development, and environmental protection. The elected officials who represent the town are responsible for making sure that these issues are addressed and that residents get their needs met. They also work with state and federal elected representatives to ensure that their voices are heard on a larger scale. Local politics in Bon Air make sure that this quaint little town stays connected to the wider world around it.
The political climate in Bon Air, 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
Bon Air, 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.
Bon Air, 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 Bon Air, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,638 contributions totaling $1,110,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,564 contributions totaling $504,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)