23321 Chesapeake, VA is a thriving city with a strong history of political leadership. Notable past and present political figures from the area include Representative Robert C. Scott, former Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner, and Senator Tim Kaine. The city has a long tradition of encouraging civil discourse on important issues and welcoming diverse perspectives in local politics. Recently, there have been several initiatives to make sure that all citizens have a voice in the decision-making process for local government. This includes expanding access to voting and increasing civic engagement through social media platforms and public forums. 23321 Chesapeake, VA's commitment to quality democracy is evident in its efforts to ensure that everyone gets an equal chance to participate in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 23321 (Chesapeake, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chesapeake City County, VA is leaning liberal. In Chesapeake City County, VA 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chesapeake city county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.8%.
Chesapeake city county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23321 (Chesapeake, VA) is leaning liberal.
Chesapeake, Virginia is leaning liberal.
Chesapeake 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.
Chesapeake, Virginia: r R d d 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 23321 (Chesapeake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 866 contributions totaling $41,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $60,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)