Ford, VA is a small community located in the central part of the state. The town has a long history of political engagement and participation from the local citizens. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout as people become increasingly aware of the importance of their civic duties. 23850 Ford, VA is home to many different political groups and organizations that are actively working to ensure that their voices are heard regarding issues relevant to them. There are currently no specific local political candidates in this area but many residents take pride in being active participants in the electoral process, regardless of party affiliation. Recent efforts have gone towards promoting education about politics on a local level and encouraging youth involvement in order to create a more informed population and a stronger democracy.
The political climate in Zip 23850 (Ford, VA) is moderately conservative.
Dinwiddie County, VA is moderately conservative. In Dinwiddie County, VA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dinwiddie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.2%.
Dinwiddie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23850 (Ford, VA) is moderately conservative.
Ford, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Dinwiddie County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Ford, Virginia: R R r r R R
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 23850 (Ford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)