Richmond, VA with the zip code 23173 is a bustling city with a vibrant and diverse political atmosphere. Locally, Richmond is known for its progressive approach to policy-making and has long been a leader in progressive change. The city council of Richmond is made up of nine members who represent different wards within the city. Currently, the Mayor of Richmond is Levar M. Stoney, an independent Democrat who has served since 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. In addition to the City Council, citizens of Richmond are also represented at the state level by their representatives in Virginia’s General Assembly and U.S Congress. Residents of 23173 can check their local ballot each election year to find out which candidates they can vote for in order to have their voices heard on important local issues.
The political climate in Zip 23173 (Richmond, VA) is very liberal.
Richmond City County, VA is very liberal. In Richmond City County, VA 82.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 14.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 82.9% to 14.9%.
Richmond city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23173 (Richmond, VA) is very liberal.
Richmond, Virginia is very liberal.
Richmond City County, Virginia is very liberal.
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.
Richmond, 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 23173 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)