Buckingham County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Buckingham County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckingham County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckingham County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Buckingham County leans more Republican than 10 of 21 neighbors.
Buckingham County runs about 29 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Buckingham County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Buckingham County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Buckingham 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 Buckingham County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Buckingham County hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Buckingham County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 93% of counties). Buckingham County runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Buckingham County, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Buckingham County looks the way it does
Turnout in Buckingham County 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 Counties
- Cumberland County, VA R+23
- Prince Edward County, VA D+7
- Fluvanna County, VA R+16
- Appomattox County, VA R+44
- Nelson County, VA R+22
- Charlottesville City, VA D+60
- Amelia County, VA R+40
- Albemarle County, VA D+24
- Powhatan County, VA R+38
- Amherst County, VA R+33
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marion County, AR R+56
- Cross County, AR R+41
- Warren County, IL R+22
- Union County, SD R+43
- Piscataquis County, ME R+34
- Giles County, VA R+58
- Edgar County, IL R+50
- Hardin County, IA R+40
- Rabun County, GA R+56
- McCreary County, KY R+70
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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.