The politics in Norfolk, VA, zip code 23511 can be classified as a medium-sized city located in the Hampton Roads metro area. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system, where the Mayor is elected every four years and the Council consists of six members who are elected to serve two year terms. Norfolk has a strong economy with a number of businesses and industries that keep the city running. The local government also has programs in place to help citizens in need, such as housing assistance and food banks. Issues of importance for Norfolk residents include economic development, improving public safety, addressing education needs, transportation infrastructure and access to healthcare services. In addition to state and federal elections, Norfolk plays host to numerous local elections each year which allow residents to elect political candidates who represent their interests in local government.
The political climate in Zip 23511 (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 23511 (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 23511 (Norfolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $2,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)