The politics in 23884 Sussex, VA is mainly influenced by the local county and state offices which have representatives from both major parties. It is important to note that there are not any local political candidates running for office in the area. The primary focus of policy and legislation in 23884 Sussex, VA are mostly on topics such as education, healthcare, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and transportation. The county government works to ensure that all of its citizens receive the best services possible and to make sure that all laws are followed. Furthermore, local initiatives such as voter registration drives and educational forums help to inform residents about the issues most important to them. By participating in local politics, residents can help ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 23884 (Sussex, VA) is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, VA is somewhat liberal. In Sussex County, VA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 43.6%.
Sussex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23884 (Sussex, VA) is leaning liberal.
Sussex, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Sussex County, Virginia is somewhat 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.
Sussex, 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 23884 (Sussex)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $3,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)