Politics
Politics are a major topic for the Greater Richmond Region, considering main city Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia State Capitol is located in the historic Capitol Square. Also, the new U.S. Courthouse was opened in 2010, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is located in Richmond, as well, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Richmond is a major political city in the USA, and a majority of Central Virginians work in the political field. Richmond has had its share of voting, and was completely Republican until 2008, during Obama's campaign, in which for the first time in decades, Richmond chose the Democratic Party.
| Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 46.5% 291,304 | 52.8% 330,528 | 0.7% 4,369 |
| 2004 | 55.0% 287,810 | 44.4% 232,240 | 0.6% 3,239 |
| 2000 | 54.4% 239,734 | 43.1% 189,867 | 2.6% 11,269 |
| 1996 | 50.6% 200,687 | 42.4% 168,190 | 6.9% 27,387 |
| 1992 | 44.9% 184,241 | 40.0% 164,116 | 15.0% 61,538 |
| 1988 | 62.4% 224,861 | 36.7% 132,277 | 0.9% 3,406 |
| 1984 | 64.1% 231,956 | 35.4% 128,044 | 0.5% 1,792 |
| 1980 | 55.9% 178,936 | 39.5% 126,245 | 4.6% 14,797 |
| 1976 | 53.8% 155,979 | 44.1% 127,693 | 2.1% 6,044 |
| 1972 | 70.5% 176,154 | 27.8% 69,598 | 1.7% 4,185 |
| 1968 | 46.5% 109,988 | 30.8% 72,876 | 22.7% 53,648 |
| 1964 | 55.1% 103,295 | 44.9% 84,184 | 0.1% 144 |
| 1960 | 58.4% 75,523 | 40.9% 52,945 | 0.7% 905 |
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
“In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.”
—Cecil Parkinson (b. 1932)
“A baby changes your dinner party conversation from politics to poops.”
—Maurice Johnstone (20th century)