Virginia Beach, VA is a bustling city located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. It is a popular place for tourists and residents alike due to its rich history and beautiful beaches. The 23461 area of Virginia Beach is especially known for its vibrant political atmosphere, with both local and state representatives being involved in important civic decisions that affect the community. Local politicians focus on issues such as education, crime reduction, traffic safety, economic development, infrastructure improvement, and public safety. The city also works closely with the local government to ensure that public resources are used in the most efficient way possible. There are many political candidates running for office each cycle who strive to make life better for those living in the 23461 area of Virginia Beach through their dedication to public service.
The political climate in Zip 23461 (Virginia Beach, VA) is leaning liberal.
Virginia Beach City County, VA is leaning liberal. In Virginia Beach City County, VA 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Virginia Beach city county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Virginia Beach city county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23461 (Virginia Beach, VA) is leaning liberal.
Virginia Beach, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Virginia Beach City County, Virginia is leaning 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.
Virginia Beach, Virginia: R R r r r 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 23461 (Virginia Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)