Located in 23038 Columbia, VA, the town of Columbia is known for its strong sense of community and rich history. The local political scene is vibrant and diverse, with many candidates from different parties running for office each year. The town is represented by a variety of local elected officials who are responsible for advocating on behalf of their constituents to ensure that their voices are heard at the state and federal levels. Many residents have chosen to become actively involved in the political activities of their home town, attending candidate debates, volunteering for campaigns, and participating in grass-roots efforts to make their voices heard. Elections are held annually to decide the local representatives who will represent them in the State Assembly and Congress. With a wide mix of political views represented, 23038 Columbia provides a great platform for citizens to express themselves and shape their future.
The political climate in Zip 23038 (Columbia, VA) is moderately conservative.
Goochland County, VA is moderately conservative. In Goochland County, VA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goochland county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.4%.
Goochland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23038 (Columbia, VA) is moderately conservative.
Columbia, Virginia is moderately conservative.
Goochland County, Virginia is moderately conservative.
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.
Columbia, Virginia: R R R R R R
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 23038 (Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $5,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)