Norfolk, VA is a vibrant and diverse city located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. It is home to over 250,000 residents and many more who work in the area. Politically, Norfolk is known for being a primarily Democratic stronghold with recent elections leaning towards liberal candidates. Some notable local political figures are Congresswoman Elaine Luria, State Senator Lynwood Lewis, and City Council Members Andre Knight and Andria McClellan. These representatives have worked tirelessly to advocate for their constituents through various initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, education reform, and environmental protection efforts. They have also been vocal advocates of progressive policies like Medicare expansion & criminal justice reform. As a result of their advocacy, residents of Norfolk can rest assured that their elected officials are working hard to ensure their voices are heard in the halls of government.
The political climate in Zip 23504 (Norfolk, VA) is very liberal.
Norfolk City County, VA is very liberal. In Norfolk City County, VA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 26.1%.
Norfolk city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23504 (Norfolk, VA) is very liberal.
Norfolk, Virginia is very liberal.
Norfolk 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.
Norfolk, 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 23504 (Norfolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $27,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $11,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)