Aurora Highlands is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Aurora Highlands typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aurora Highlands, ~53% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aurora Highlands compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Aurora Highlands leans more Democratic than 28 of 56 neighbors.
Aurora Highlands runs about 55 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Aurora Highlands. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Aurora Highlands leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Aurora Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Aurora Highlands hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Aurora Highlands have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Aurora Highlands looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Aurora Highlands 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Aurora Highlands have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crystal City, Arlington, VA D+59
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Long Branch Creek, Arlington, VA D+59
- Columbia Heghts, Arlington, VA D+61
- Penrose, Arlington, VA D+58
- Nauck, Arlington, VA D+67
- Potomac West, Alexandria, VA D+60
- North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA D+56
- Douglas Park, Arlington, VA D+53
- Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Stanton Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Eastside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+45
- Mid-City, New Orleans, LA D+60
- Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR D+77
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- Garrison Park, Austin, TX D+50
- Sherwood Manor, Stockton, CA D+14
- Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Northwest Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX R+21
- Education Hill, Redmond, WA D+47
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.