The politics in 23150 Sandston, VA are heavily influenced by local issues. Sandston is an independent community with a strong sense of pride and its residents are passionate about ensuring the quality of life remains high. The current mayor, John Smith, was elected in 2018 and has overseen numerous initiatives to improve the infrastructure and create a more sustainable future for the city. The government works closely with local businesses, organizations, and nonprofits to ensure everyone has access to the resources necessary for success. Local elections often revolve around economic development, education, public safety, and environmental protection. There are no current candidates running for office in 23150 Sandston but residents will be encouraged to participate in upcoming political activities as they arise.
The political climate in Zip 23150 (Sandston, 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 23150 (Sandston, VA) is moderately liberal.
Sandston, 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.
Sandston, 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 23150 (Sandston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $3,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)