Botetourt County, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Botetourt County

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

Botetourt County leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in Botetourt County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Botetourt County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Botetourt County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Botetourt County leans more Republican than 13 of 21 neighbors.

Botetourt County runs about 51 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Botetourt County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Botetourt County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Botetourt County leans the way it does

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

Botetourt County votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Botetourt County runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Botetourt County are family households, above 81% of counties.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Botetourt County, 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 Botetourt County looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Botetourt County 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 86% of households in Botetourt County own their home, compared to around 71% in nearby counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Botetourt County have completed high school, above 87% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.