Richmond, Virginia is a vibrant city with a rich political landscape. As the capital of the commonwealth, Richmond is home to many public officials, including members of Virginia's General Assembly. The 23230 zip code encompasses some of the city's most diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. Politically, the area is known for its progressive leanings and embrace of social justice issues like education reform, racial equity, environmental protection, and living wage jobs. In recent elections, local candidates have campaigned on these issues in an effort to represent the diverse voices of this community. From progressive Democrats to independent-minded Republicans, there are many political figures who strive to create positive change for residents throughout Richmond and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 23230 (Richmond, VA) is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal. In Henrico County, VA 63.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henrico county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.6% to 34.6%.
Henrico county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23230 (Richmond, VA) is moderately liberal.
Richmond, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, Virginia is strongly 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: R r 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 23230 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,078 contributions totaling $135,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $77,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $515 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)