The politics in 23226 Richmond, VA are highly influential and diverse. This area of the city is home to a range of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. It is also an incredibly active region of the city when it comes to participating in the political process. From local elections to state initiatives, residents of this area take their civic duty seriously and engage in meaningful dialogue about the issues that matter most to them. There is a strong sense of community here and people work together to ensure that their voice is heard through voting, attending meetings, and speaking out on important issues. All of these activities combine to create an environment where everyone’s opinion matters and can make a difference.
The political climate in Zip 23226 (Richmond, 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 23226 (Richmond, VA) is moderately liberal.
Richmond, 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.
Richmond, 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 23226 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,568 contributions totaling $806,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,274 contributions totaling $443,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)