Economy Resources

 

How Hampton Roads Fits Into Patchwork Nation

Military BastionsHampton
Norfolk
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
                                  Williamsburg


Characteristics of Military Bastions:

► Areas with high employment in the military or related
      to the presence of the military
► Home to a large veteran population
► Above average number of evangelical Christians
► Likely Republican voters, though Democratic
      President Obama gained ground in 2008

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Boom TownJames City County
Newport News

 

 

Characteristics of Boom Towns:

► Fast-growing, changing and diversifying
► Once-thriving economies that are now falling on
      hard times
► Home to relatively affluent communities
► Experiencing growth of minority populations

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Evangelical EpicenterChesapeake

 

 

Characteristics of Evangelical Epicenters:

► Communities with a high proportion of evangelical
      Christians
► Found mostly in small towns and suburbs
► Slightly older than the U.S. average
► Loyal Republican voters

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Minority Central Franklin
Southampton County
Surry County
York County

 

Characteristics of Minority Central:

► Located primarily in the South
► Home to large pockets of black residents but a
      below average percentage of Hispanics and
      Asians
► Counties with median household incomes below
      national median though there is a large disparity in
      income between black and white households
► Racial disparity mirrored in voting trends as well with
      blacks voting Democratic and whites supporting
      Republicans

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Monied Burb Gloucester County
Isle of Wight County
Suffolk

 

Characteristics of Monied Burbs:

► Wealthier with a median household income of
      $15,000 above the national county average
► Highly educated
► Less diverse than America as a whole
► Full of swing voters that voted Democratic in the
      2008 presidential election

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