Hampton, VA 23651 is a vibrant and diverse community with a long history of political engagement. The city is home to several local government offices, from the Mayor's office to the City Council. Every two years, Hamptonians have the opportunity to cast their votes for the elected representatives they wish to represent them on the City Council. These local officials are actively involved in decision-making that affects every aspect of life in Hampton, from infrastructure and public transportation initiatives, to schools and parks. Citizens also have the ability to voice their opinions through public forums and town hall meetings organized by these local leaders. Through these events, Hampton's residents can collaborate on important decisions that shape their future in this beautiful city.
The Political Climate in Zip 23651 (Hampton, VA) is Strongly liberal.
Hampton City County, VA is Very liberal. In Hampton City County, VA 70.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampton city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.1% to 28.0%.
Hampton city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000
The BestPlaces Liberal/Conservative Index
Zip 23651 (Hampton, VA) is Strongly liberal
Hampton, Virginia is Strongly liberal.
Hampton City County, Virginia is Very liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Hampton, Virginia: D D 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 23651 (Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $13,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $30 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)