The politics in 23518 Norfolk, VA are heavily impacted by the large population of the city. The majority of Norfolk's residents are registered Democrats, and they consistently vote for local Democratic candidates in local elections. Local political campaigns often focus on issues that directly impact the lives of Norfolk's citizens, such as jobs, education, public safety, infrastructure and taxes. Candidates often attend forums hosted by various organizations to reach out to voters and explain their platforms. Additionally, politicians hold town hall meetings throughout the year to connect with constituents and discuss current issues. As a result of this active engagement between politicians and their constituents, there is an overall high level of civic participation in Norfolkâs political climate.
The political climate in Zip 23518 (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 23518 (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 23518 (Norfolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 846 contributions totaling $65,898 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 242 contributions totaling $29,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)