23139 Powhatan, VA is a beautiful and historic community nestled in the rolling hills of central Virginia. The politics in 23139 Powhatan, VA reflect the values and traditions of its residents. Local elections focus on issues important to the community such as public safety, education, economic growth and finding ways to preserve the natural beauty of the area. Residents take an active role in their political process and are often engaged in voter mobilization activities to make sure their voices are heard. Local politicians strive to ensure that they represent their constituents' interests while also adhering to a value system that is based on integrity and fairness when making decisions. Overall, 23139 Powhatan, VA provides its citizens with an effective local government that focuses on making positive changes for all those living within its borders.
The political climate in Zip 23139 (Powhatan, VA) is very conservative.
Powhatan County, VA is very conservative. In Powhatan County, VA 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powhatan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.0%.
Powhatan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23139 (Powhatan, VA) is very conservative.
Powhatan, Virginia is very conservative.
Powhatan County, Virginia is very conservative.
Richmond 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.
Powhatan, Virginia: R R R R R R
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 23139 (Powhatan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 694 contributions totaling $50,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $46,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)