The 23509 zip code in Norfolk, Virginia is a diverse community with a rich political history. The area is represented in the Virginia General Assembly by several different Democrats and Republicans, all of whom take their responsibility as public servants seriously. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings and activities related to the political parties in their community. There are also many organizations that work to improve the quality of life for residents of Norfolk, including several grassroots campaigns that seek to hold elected officials accountable for their decisions. With plenty of opportunities for civic engagement, 23509 is an ideal environment for those looking to make a difference in their community through politics.
The political climate in Zip 23509 (Norfolk, VA) is strongly 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 23509 (Norfolk, VA) is strongly liberal.
Norfolk, Virginia is strongly 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 23509 (Norfolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $76,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $10,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)