The politics of 23435 Suffolk, VA are centered around the issues that are important to the local community and its residents. Citizens of this area have elected knowledgeable representatives who understand the needs of their constituents. The city council of Suffolk works hard to ensure that local taxes are used in a responsible way, and they strive to provide necessary services such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. Additionally, Suffolk has committed to protecting its environment by promoting sustainable practices in both their businesses and residences. Council members also support initiatives that promote economic development, creating jobs and increasing incomes for its citizens. In order to make sure that all voices are heard, the city regularly hosts forums where residents can come to express their opinions about any political issue or event occurring in 23435 Suffolk, VA.
The political climate in Zip 23435 (Suffolk, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Suffolk City County, VA is moderately liberal. In Suffolk City County, VA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk city county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.5%.
Suffolk city county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23435 (Suffolk, VA) is somewhat liberal.
Suffolk, Virginia is somewhat liberal.
Suffolk City County, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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.
Suffolk, Virginia: d 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 23435 (Suffolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 641 contributions totaling $56,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $111,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)