The 23225 Richmond, VA area is a diverse community with many different political beliefs. While the region has no local political candidates, there are various parties and ideologies that impact the politics of this area. The Democratic Party is very influential throughout Richmond and tends to be the most popular party for residents in this zip code. However, there are also many individuals who support alternative political movements such as the Green Party or Libertarian Party. Additionally, local elected officials are often seen discussing issues related to the economy, education and healthcare in 23225 Richmond, VA. These discussions provide a platform for citizens to engage in meaningful conversations about politics and help shape public policies in their community.
The political climate in Zip 23225 (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 23225 (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 23225 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,944 contributions totaling $298,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $46,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)