Lakeside, VA is a small town located in the heart of Virginia. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and quaint streets filled with unique shops and restaurants. Politics in Lakeside are heavily influenced by the local citizens, who have a strong sense of community pride and dedication to making their town thrive. Local politicians focus on important issues such as job growth, education, public safety, infrastructure development, and improving quality of life in general. The city council consists of seven members who serve staggered terms and regularly meet to discuss policy decisions that affect the community. Citizens can get involved in local politics by attending meetings or speaking with their representatives in person or online. Additionally, there are many volunteering opportunities that provide valuable experience and insight into how government operates at a local level.
The political climate in Lakeside, VA is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal. In Henrico County, VA 63.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henrico county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.6% to 34.6%.
Henrico county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside, VA is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Lakeside, 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 Lakeside, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,475 contributions totaling $435,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 850 contributions totaling $137,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)