Hopewell, VA is a small city with a vibrant political landscape. The local government is focused on improving the services and amenities available to its citizens. There are several local political candidates in the area, each with their own platforms and ideas on how to best serve Hopewell's community. Local politics in Hopewell focus on creating jobs, improving public infrastructure, providing quality healthcare, and ensuring that education remains accessible for residents of all ages. Furthermore, many local politicians are dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the area and fighting against social injustice. It is clear that the people of Hopewell have a vested interest in their city’s future and are motivated to support those who will make it stronger.
The political climate in Hopewell, VA is somewhat liberal.
Hopewell City County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Hopewell City County, VA 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hopewell city county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.8%.
Hopewell city county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hopewell, VA is somewhat liberal.
Hopewell City County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Hopewell, Virginia: R r 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 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 Hopewell, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 389 contributions totaling $10,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $17,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)