22728 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 22728 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 22728, ~24% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 22728 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 22728 leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
22728 runs about 43 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while 22728 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 22728. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 22728 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 22728, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
22728 votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while 22728 runs about 43 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 22728 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 22728, VA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 22728 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 22728 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.