Manchester, VA is a small town located in western Virginia that is part of the greater Richmond area. It has a population of over 10,000 people and is governed by seven elected members which make up the Town Council. Manchester's local politics are centered around issues such as land use and economic development, as well as providing the best services for its citizens. The Town Council works to promote responsible growth within the town limits while protecting its natural environment, as well as promoting community engagement and improvement projects. Local political candidates in Manchester focus on topics such as fiscal responsibility, transparency in government, education, public safety, and environmental sustainability. With a friendly atmosphere and vibrant local culture, Manchester is an ideal place to live and work for citizens who want to make their voice heard in the local political process.
The political climate in Manchester, 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
Manchester, 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.
Manchester, 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 Manchester, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,958 contributions totaling $1,148,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,518 contributions totaling $367,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)