The politics in 23112 Midlothian, VA are heavily influenced by local, state and federal governments. At the local level, elected officials serve as representatives for residents and businesses in the area. These officials include a mayor, town council members and other appointed positions. State representatives can be found in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. At the federal level, representation comes from US Congress members who represent Virginia's Seventh Congressional District. Residents of 23112 Midlothian, VA have access to many resources when it comes to staying informed about current political issues that may affect their community. Local newspapers offer up-to-date information on local politics while social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter provide news sources from around the world.Residents can also reach out to their local representatives directly to voice their opinions on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 23112 (Midlothian, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23112 (Midlothian, VA) is leaning liberal.
Midlothian, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning liberal.
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.
Midlothian, Virginia: R R r r r 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 23112 (Midlothian)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,118 contributions totaling $135,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 598 contributions totaling $91,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)