Fort Lee is the home of many United States military members and their families, and as such, has a unique political culture. Most of the residents in 23801 are very supportive of the military, and this is reflected in their political views. The majority of people in 23801 identify as conservative, with a strong emphasis on patriotism and traditional values. In terms of party affiliations, most residents lean Republican, though there are some independents who may vote for either party depending on the candidate or issue. Local elections typically focus on issues related to education, infrastructure and public safety. There are also candidates that support initiatives that improve economic development and quality of life in 23801 Fort Lee.
The political climate in Zip 23801 (Fort Lee, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Prince George County, VA is moderately conservative. In Prince George County, VA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince George county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.7%.
Prince George county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23801 (Fort Lee, VA) is somewhat conservative.
Fort Lee, Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Prince George 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.
Fort Lee, 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 23801 (Fort Lee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $3,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)