The city of Richmond, VA, 23236 is a vibrant and diverse area in the heart of Virginia. It plays an important role in politics and is home to many state and local government organizations. The people of Richmond have elected strong representatives who strive to ensure the well-being of their constituents. These representatives work hard to promote economic growth, improve public safety, protect civil rights, help solve environmental issues, and create opportunities for all residents. Locally, the city is governed by a mayor and eight members of the City Council who are elected every four years. They meet regularly to discuss and debate important city issues such as zoning regulations, public education reform, infrastructure improvements, and budgeting decisions. The city values transparency which can be seen through its open meetings with citizens to keep them informed on current political topics. The members of this community look to their local leaders to represent them on regional issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 23236 (Richmond, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesterfield County, VA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesterfield county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Chesterfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23236 (Richmond, VA) is leaning liberal.
Richmond, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Chesterfield County, Virginia is leaning 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 r r r 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 23236 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,252 contributions totaling $106,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 324 contributions totaling $97,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)