Augusta Springs, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Augusta Springs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Augusta Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Augusta Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Augusta Springs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Augusta Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Augusta Springs leans more Republican than 58 of 63 neighbors.

Augusta Springs runs about 70 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Augusta Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Augusta Springs leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Augusta Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Augusta Springs, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Augusta Springs sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities). Augusta Springs runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Augusta Springs, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Augusta Springs looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Augusta Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in Augusta Springs rent, compared to around 11% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Augusta Springs have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.