Short Pump, VA 23233 is located in Henrico County, which is part of the greater Richmond area. The county has a total population of about 330,000 people with Short Pump having a population of around 24,000. The current political representation for the county is by a Board of Supervisors who are responsible for governing services such as public safety, roads and transportation, libraries, and parks and recreation. Henrico County also holds elections on various local candidates such as Sheriff, Commonwealth Attorney and Board of Supervisors. Local citizens can participate in these elections to ensure that their voice is heard in politics. In addition to voting for local candidates, citizens can get involved through attending civic meetings or volunteering on campaigns. By being politically active in their local community, residents can make sure their concerns and values are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 23233 (Short Pump, VA) is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, VA is strongly liberal. In Henrico County, VA 63.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henrico county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.6% to 34.6%.
Henrico county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23233 (Short Pump, VA) is moderately liberal.
Short Pump, Virginia is moderately liberal.
Henrico County, Virginia is strongly 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.
Short Pump, Virginia: R r 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 23233 (Short Pump)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,744 contributions totaling $356,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 984 contributions totaling $637,734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $648 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)