The city of Glen Allen, VA, located in zip code 23060, is a growing community situated just north of Richmond. With a population of 17,320 as of 2019, the city has seen significant growth in recent years and has a vibrant political scene. The city is part of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors which is responsible for local governance and decision making. In addition to this board, other important local political figures include members of the School Board and the Mayor and City Council. All these organizations work together to ensure that the citizens’ needs are met while maintaining a safe and positive environment for everyone in the area.
The political climate in Zip 23060 (Glen Allen, 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
Zip 23060 (Glen Allen, VA) is moderately liberal.
Glen Allen, Virginia 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.
Glen Allen, 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 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 zip 23060 (Glen Allen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,278 contributions totaling $193,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $69,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)