Mechanicsville, VA 23116 is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. The area is part of the Hanover County district and is represented in the Virginia General Assembly by two delegates and a senator. The local government consists of a Mayor, five council members and several other appointed positions representing the community's interests. Local elections are held every four years with candidates vying for seats on city council, school board, sheriff and other offices. The town hall meetings offer citizens an opportunity to voice their concerns and opinions about local policies and projects. In addition to regular elections, residents also have the opportunity to participate in special elections that are called when needed. From exercising your right to vote to attending town hall meetings, Mechanicsville residents take pride in participating in the political process that affects their lives.
The political climate in Zip 23116 (Mechanicsville, VA) is strongly conservative.
Hanover County, VA is strongly conservative. In Hanover County, VA 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanover county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.7%.
Hanover county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23116 (Mechanicsville, VA) is strongly conservative.
Mechanicsville, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Hanover County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Mechanicsville, 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 23116 (Mechanicsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 804 contributions totaling $144,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 400 contributions totaling $95,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)