The city of Roanoke, VA is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of western Virginia. It is home to many different cultures and backgrounds, making it an exciting place to live. The politics in 24016 Roanoke are just as diverse as the population. A number of local political candidates have been elected over the years, ranging from Republicans and Democrats to Independents and other political parties. These candidates all bring their own unique ideas and perspectives to help shape the future of 24016 Roanoke. With these candidates comes a variety of platforms and agendas that seek to further enhance the quality of life for everyone living in 24016 Roanoke. From initiatives related to public safety and economic growth, to environmental efforts such as promoting green energy solutions, these politicians strive to make Roanoke a better place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 24016 (Roanoke, VA) is strongly liberal.
Roanoke City County, VA is strongly liberal. In Roanoke City County, VA 61.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roanoke city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Roanoke city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24016 (Roanoke, VA) is strongly liberal.
Roanoke, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Roanoke City County, Virginia is strongly liberal.
Roanoke Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Roanoke, 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 24016 (Roanoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $28,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $17,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $687 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)