The politics in 23219 Richmond, VA are influenced by a number of factors, including the local economy, the area’s racial and cultural makeup, and the political leanings of its citizens. The local economy is largely driven by government jobs, education, healthcare, retail and hospitality sectors. The population of 23219 Richmond is diverse and includes African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and whites. This diversity has resulted in a variety of viewpoints expressed in local elections. In general, citizens tend to be more progressive than the state or national average due to its high levels of racial diversity. Local political candidates focus on issues such as economic development, health care access for all residents, educational equity across all neighborhoods and districts within the city limits, police reform initiatives that create safer communities and address racial disparities in policing practices. Additionally they advocate for environmental protection laws that promote green energy sources to reduce pollution and climate change effects felt across the region.
The political climate in Zip 23219 (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 23219 (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 23219 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 300 contributions totaling $173,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $883,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)