Brandermill, VA is a small town outside of Richmond, VA with a tight-knit community. Residents of Brandermill are proud to take part in local politics and make sure their voices are heard. The town is led by an elected mayor who along with the Town Council makes important decisions that affect the lives of Brandermill's citizens. In recent years, local residents have become increasingly involved in political discourse and have taken active roles in voicing their opinions on various issues facing the town. This has been especially true during election season when candidates for important offices run for office in the area. It is clear that the people of Brandermill take pride in participating in the democratic process and making sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Brandermill, 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
Brandermill, 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.
Brandermill, 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 Brandermill, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,236 contributions totaling $271,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,196 contributions totaling $182,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)