Berryville leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Berryville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berryville, ~38% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Berryville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Berryville leans more Republican than 30 of 85 neighbors.
Berryville runs about 23 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Berryville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Berryville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Berryville 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 Berryville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Berryville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, modestly above the Virginia average of 26%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Berryville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Berryville, VA sits in the top quarter 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 Berryville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Berryville 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stringtown, VA R+29
- Briggs, VA R+18
- Webbtown, VA R+27
- Millwood, VA R+17
- Summit Point, WV R+42
- Wadesville, VA R+32
- Paris, VA R+14
- Boyce, VA R+18
- Stephenson, VA R+19
- Brucetown, VA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Demopolis, AL D+13
- Sunset, LA R+24
- Byron, IL R+26
- Ebensburg, PA R+38
- Fair Plain, MI D+41
- Kalkaska, MI R+39
- Coldwater, MS R+34
- Ridgeville, SC R+20
- Walls, MS D+7
- Sulphur, OK R+55
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.