Sandston, VA has a vibrant political scene. The city is governed by an independent mayor who works with the city council and local civic organizations to create policies that better the community. Local elections involve many candidates from different backgrounds running for city offices such as mayor, school board members, and city council members. Many of these candidates have expressed support for issues like increasing access to education, expanding green infrastructure, and protecting vulnerable populations. Additionally, Sandston residents are active in advocacy groups that work to ensure their voices are heard on important issues like housing affordability and public safety. From rallies to town hall meetings, Sandston residents are passionate about making sure their local government is accountable to its citizens.
The political climate in Sandston, 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
Sandston, 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.
Sandston, 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 Sandston, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,622 contributions totaling $95,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $34,618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)