The politics of 23831 Chester, VA are mainly driven by the local elected officials who serve in government. These officials are responsible for the management and regulation of a wide range of issues that directly affect their constituents. The most influential political officeholders include members of city council, school board, county commission, state legislature, and the US Congress. These officials work to ensure that residents in 23831 Chester have access to essential services such as education, public safety, infrastructure maintenance and development, economic growth promotion and social justice initiatives. They also work to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard when it comes to important policy decisions and legislation. Local political candidates often hold community meetings or forums where they can discuss issues with their constituents and explain their views on current policies or upcoming legislation. In addition to elected officials, citizens can get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings, joining a civic organization or volunteering on a campaign. Ultimately, the people of 23831 Chester have a strong influence when it comes to shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 23831 (Chester, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23831 (Chester, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chester, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Chester, Virginia: R R r r r 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 23831 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 815 contributions totaling $86,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $73,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)