Belmont-Charlottesville is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Belmont-Charlottesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belmont-Charlottesville, ~60% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belmont-Charlottesville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Belmont-Charlottesville leans more Democratic than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Belmont-Charlottesville runs about 55 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Belmont-Charlottesville. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Belmont-Charlottesville 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 Belmont-Charlottesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Belmont-Charlottesville hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belmont-Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Belmont-Charlottesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Belmont-Charlottesville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Venable, Charlottesville, VA D+59
- Jefferson Park, Charlottesville, VA D+63
- Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VA D+68
- Bedford Hills, Lynchburg, VA R+3
- Grayson Hill, Tuckahoe, VA D+20
- Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA D+37
- Huguenot, Richmond, VA D+21
- Three Chopt, Richmond, VA D+23
- Stratford Hills, Richmond, VA D+38
- Jahnke, Richmond, VA D+74
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Plymouth Village, Redlands, CA D+8
- Springfield Lake Shore Improvement, Springfield, IL R+6
- Eldorado Heights, McKinney, TX R+5
- Cypresswood, Spring, TX R+19
- South Amherst, Amherst, MA D+71
- Marriott's Griffin Gate Golf Culb, Lexington, KY D+57
- Hanamaulu, Lihue, HI D+13
- Springfield, Jacksonville, FL D+51
- Village West, Fargo, ND D+4
- Sheraden, Pittsburgh, PA D+49
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.