The politics of 24015 Roanoke, VA are driven by its citizens. With a population of approximately 100,000 people, the city of Roanoke is home to diverse opinions and values. The city is split between the Republican and Democratic parties and there have been several local politicians elected in recent years who reflect this divide. Residents of Roanoke can often be heard discussing political issues such as education spending, public safety, infrastructure development, taxes, and environmental policy. Local elections often become highly contested races that generate significant voter turnout. Regardless of party affiliation or personal beliefs, most residents agree that the political landscape in 24015 Roanoke is vibrant and full of energy.
The political climate in Zip 24015 (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 24015 (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 24015 (Roanoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,045 contributions totaling $104,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $35,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)