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The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century, the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting, constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to ...
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About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... Political parties in Virginia (1 C, 8 P) Virginia politicians (19 C ...
This list of political parties in the United States, both past and present, does not include independents. Not all states allow the public to access voter registration data. Therefore, voter registration data should not be taken as the correct value and should be viewed as an underestimate.
Virginia voted for Democrat Barack Obama in 2008, after backing Republican candidates for the previous ten presidential elections. [16] Virginia may be considered a "swing state" for future presidential elections. [17] Its margin for Obama of 6.3% made it a close indicator of the national vote (a 7.2% Obama margin).
The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA/VA Dems) is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia. [ 2 ] Historically, the Democratic Party has dominated Virginia politics.
[61] [62] Virginia adopted a constitution in 1868 which guaranteed political, civil, and voting rights, and provided for free public schools. [63] However, with many railroad lines and other infrastructure destroyed during the Civil War, the Commonwealth was deeply in debt, and in the late 1870s redirected money from public schools to pay ...