Goochland, VA is located in Goochland County and is a small town of approximately 8,000 people. It has a rich history dating back to 1727 and was the site of Virginia's first courthouse. The area is served by the Goochland County Board of Supervisors, which is composed of five members who are elected to four-year terms. These elected officials are responsible for setting the budget and making policy decisions that impact the community. They work closely with local businesses and organizations to ensure that resources are used responsibly for the benefit of all residents. Additionally, the board works with state and regional agencies to build partnerships that bring resources into the area. Residents have many opportunities to get involved in local politics through attending public meetings, voting in elections, running for office or volunteering on campaigns. In this way, they can make their voices heard and help shape their government representatives’ agendas to ensure that their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 23063 (Goochland, VA) is moderately conservative.
Goochland County, VA is moderately conservative. In Goochland County, VA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goochland county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.4%.
Goochland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23063 (Goochland, VA) is moderately conservative.
Goochland, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Goochland 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.
Goochland, 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 23063 (Goochland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $19,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)