Chesapeake city, located in Virginia County, is a vibrant and diverse community with a variety of political perspectives. The city is known for its strong sense of civic engagement, as citizens frequently partake in local politics through voting, attending candidate events, and participating in public forums. The city's government is relatively small compared to other Virginian cities, but remains a dedicated supporter of local residents and businesses. As such, it has an active electorate that often participates in the political process by taking part in debates on key issues facing the city. There are also several media outlets which cover Chesapeake City news and politics, offering residents an opportunity to stay informed about their local government. With many candidates running for various offices each election cycle, Chesapeake City provides numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved in the democratic process and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Chesapeake City County, VA is leaning liberal.
In Chesapeake City County, VA 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesapeake city county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.8%.
Chesapeake city county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chesapeake City County, VA is leaning 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.
Chesapeake City, Virginia: r R d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Chesapeake City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,468 contributions totaling $264,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,740 contributions totaling $443,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)