23437 Suffolk, VA is a diverse and growing city with a vibrant political scene. The city is governed by an elected mayor and a seven-member City Council. The majority of the population identifies as Democrat, but there are also many Republican and independent constituents in the area. Local government meetings are well-attended by citizens eager to voice their opinion on important issues like public safety, education, transportation, parks and recreation, infrastructure development, and economic development. In addition to municipal politics, 23437 Suffolk, VA residents also pay attention to state and federal elections. As the 2020 election approaches, Virginia's congressional delegation will be closely watched as they fight for key issues facing the area like healthcare reform and immigration reform. Overall, 23437 Suffolk, VA has an engaged political community that directly participates in shaping its future.
The political climate in Zip 23437 (Suffolk, VA) is leaning 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 23437 (Suffolk, VA) is leaning liberal.
Suffolk, Virginia is leaning 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 23437 (Suffolk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)