Newport News, VA is a vibrant city in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Located in the 23608 zip code, this city is home to many businesses and residents alike. There is a strong sense of community in Newport News, which is reflected in its local politics. The City Council is made up of seven members who are elected by the citizens every four years. These members strive to represent the voice of their constituents when making decisions that affect the lives of all those living in Newport News. Additionally, there are numerous local initiatives that address issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. The people of Newport News take pride in their government and work hard to ensure that it remains responsive to the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 23608 (Newport News, VA) is strongly liberal.
Newport News City County, VA is very liberal. In Newport News City County, VA 65.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newport News city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.4% to 32.5%.
Newport News city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23608 (Newport News, VA) is strongly liberal.
Newport News, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Newport News City County, Virginia 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.
Newport News, 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 zip 23608 (Newport News)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 512 contributions totaling $126,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $12,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)