Barhamsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Barhamsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barhamsville, ~23% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barhamsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barhamsville leans more Republican than 40 of 87 neighbors.
Barhamsville runs about 36 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Barhamsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barhamsville. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+35) and the south side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Barhamsville 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 Barhamsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barhamsville votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Barhamsville runs about 36 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Barhamsville are family households, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barhamsville, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Barhamsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barhamsville 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.
Nearby Cities
- Plum Point, VA R+34
- Lanexa, VA R+27
- Toano, VA R+4
- Snow Hill, VA R+33
- West Point, VA R+30
- Plain View, VA R+35
- Shacklefords, VA R+34
- Mattaponi, VA R+32
- Port Richmond, VA R+34
- Hockley, VA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mifflin, PA R+61
- Bismarck, IL R+53
- Murphy Corner, WI R+41
- Ernul, NC R+50
- Gainesville, MO R+64
- Timber Trails, LA R+78
- Oakland, MS R+25
- Woodway, WA D+11
- Zell, MO R+57
- Ringwood, IL R+25
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.