The politics in 23222 Richmond, VA have recently seen a lot of changes with the election of new local political candidates. In 2019, a record number of voters turned out for local elections to choose their leaders and representatives. The voters chose new candidates who represented progressive ideals and were committed to making positive changes in the community. There has been an increase in investment in public services such as better schools, improved infrastructure, more affordable housing, and increased access to health care. In addition, the elected officials have made a commitment to promote greater diversity and inclusion in their work and outreach efforts. Overall, the people of 23222 Richmond are proud of their city's progress and look forward to continued success under the leadership of their newly elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 23222 (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 23222 (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 23222 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 722 contributions totaling $50,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $8,068 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)