The City of Roanoke in 24013 zip code is a vibrant place with many political leaders working to make the city a better place for all its residents. The mayor, Sherman Lea, has been leading the city since 2016 and his efforts have helped bring new development and investment to the area. In addition, he has worked hard to ensure that public safety is maintained and that citizens are given equal opportunities and access to resources. Furthermore, there are many representatives at both local and state levels who are working to improve the quality of life for residents of Roanoke. These include members of the City Council, school board members, police officers, firefighters, and other civic leaders dedicated to providing services that benefit everyone in the city.
The political climate in Zip 24013 (Roanoke, VA) is moderately liberal.
Roanoke City County, VA is strongly liberal. In Roanoke City County, VA 61.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Roanoke city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24013 (Roanoke, VA) is moderately liberal.
Roanoke, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Roanoke City County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Roanoke, 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 24013 (Roanoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)