# Abigail Spanberger

Abigail Spanberger is the Democratic governor of Virginia.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Governor of Virginia
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-VA-abigail-spanberger (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Spanberger sits at −0.99 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of Democratic governors.

## What Spanberger says (Current term)

1,321 classified statements: 1,321 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Democratic governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Spanberger | Democratic governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 4.2% | 16 of 21 |
| Policy criticism | 15.6% | 14.2% | 12 of 21 |
| Policy discussion | 44.7% | 48.6% | 12 of 21 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6 of 21 |
| Credit claiming | 22.4% | 25.9% | 13 of 21 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.7% | 13 of 21 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (Democratic governors 20%); Health 25% (Democratic governors 21%); Education 14% (Democratic governors 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (Democratic governors 11%); Housing and Community Development 10% (Democratic governors 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.03), from 40,048 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of Democratic governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2114515025180471310
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2114700284429795357
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2114390435703783568
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2114499106139774976
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2114121193636729321
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2113643195410133030
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2112231634418184512
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2110490925625745416
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2108199975578382833
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/2108221826707128676

## Links

- Official site: https://www.governor.virginia.gov
- Campaign site: https://abigailspanberger.com/
- X: https://x.com/SpanbergerForVA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-VA-abigail-spanberger