The city of Portsmouth, Virginia, is a vibrant and diverse area with a population of approximately 93,400 people. It is situated in the Hampton Roads region and is home to several Navy and Coast Guard facilities. In 23702 Portsmouth, VA the political landscape is just as diverse as its residents. The city holds elections for Mayor and City Council every four years, giving local citizens an opportunity to have their say in how their city is run. There are also a number of county-level political races that take place in Portsmouth, including those for Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court, Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer. All these offices provide vital services to the community and help shape the future of Portsmouth. With such diversity in government representation, citizens have an opportunity to be heard on issues important to them.
The political climate in Zip 23702 (Portsmouth, VA) is strongly liberal.
Portsmouth City County, VA is very liberal. In Portsmouth City County, VA 69.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portsmouth city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Portsmouth city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23702 (Portsmouth, VA) is strongly liberal.
Portsmouth, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Portsmouth 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.
Portsmouth, 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 23702 (Portsmouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)