Suffolk, Virginia is located in the Hampton Roads region of the state. It is a thriving city with a lot of cultural richness and history that make it a great place to live. The politics of Suffolk are heavily influenced by its location in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Issues such as education, transportation, and economic development are important points in local political campaigns and debates. Many local candidates focus on finding solutions to these issues and how they can work to improve the quality of life for all residents in Suffolk. Additionally, many local politicians also strive to protect the natural resources found within Suffolk's boundaries, such as the Chesapeake Bay or James River. With its diverse population and strong sense of community, Suffolk is an ideal place for citizens to become involved in their local political processes and ensure that their voices are heard in order to bring much needed change to their city.
The political climate in Suffolk, VA is somewhat liberal.
Suffolk City County, VA is moderately liberal. In Suffolk City County, VA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk city county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.5%.
Suffolk city county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Suffolk, VA is somewhat liberal.
Suffolk City County, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Suffolk, Virginia: d 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 Suffolk, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,235 contributions totaling $179,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 843 contributions totaling $257,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)