The city of Newport News, Virginia, located in zip code 23604 is a thriving urban area. It is a vibrant and diverse community with a population of 180,719 people according to the latest U.S. Census estimates. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council who are responsible for deciding the direction of the city in terms of policy and funding. In recent years, the local government has worked to improve public safety, as well as attract new businesses and industries to the area. Local politics has also been focused on improving education and job opportunities for citizens living in Newport News. A number of political candidates have sought office in recent elections including incumbents and challengers from both major parties. These candidates strive to represent their constituents’ best interests by advocating on issues such as public safety, economic development and quality education programs for all Newport News residents.
The political climate in Zip 23604 (Newport News, VA) is strongly liberal.
Newport News City County, VA is very liberal. In Newport News City County, VA 65.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newport News city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.4% to 32.5%.
Newport News city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23604 (Newport News, VA) is strongly liberal.
Newport News, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Newport News 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.
Newport News, 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 23604 (Newport News)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $9,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)