Richmond, VA is the capital of Virginia and the largest city in the state, with a population of over 230,000. It is a diverse and vibrant city with a rich history in politics dating back to the days of Patrick Henry and his famous \"Give me liberty or give me death\" speech. In recent years, Richmond has seen an increase in political activism from its citizens, spurred on by local politicians elected to represent the needs and interests of their constituencies. Over the last decade, several progressive candidates have been elected to various positions in city government such as Mayor, City Council members and School Board members. These leaders have worked tirelessly to improve public services, create more jobs for citizens and bolster economic development projects throughout Richmond. They have also advocated for policies that focus on social justice and civil rights initiatives that benefit all residents of 23238 Richmond.
The political climate in Zip 23238 (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 23238 (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 23238 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,261 contributions totaling $555,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 761 contributions totaling $326,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)