Hampton, Virginia is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the state and is an independent city. It is home to a diverse population of 134,000 people. Political candidates for local offices in Hampton come from a range of backgrounds, representing both major parties as well as independents. The city is governed according to the law and ordinances set forth by the City Council and Mayor. This year’s elections are sure to be an interesting one as many new candidates have entered the race for mayor and other council positions. The current mayor, Donnie Tuck, is running for re-election against seven challengers who have all expressed their desire to bring change and improvement to Hampton. With a diverse group of candidates pledging to tackle important issues like crime prevention, economic development, environmental protection and infrastructure development, this election promises to be an exciting one for the citizens of Hampton.
The political climate in Hampton City County, VA is very liberal.
In Hampton City County, VA 70.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampton city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.1% to 28.0%.
Hampton city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampton City County, VA is very 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.
Hampton City, Virginia: D D 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 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 Hampton City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,734 contributions totaling $246,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 513 contributions totaling $109,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)