Burr Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Burr Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burr Hill, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burr Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burr Hill leans more Republican than 80 of 83 neighbors.
Burr Hill runs about 56 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Burr Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burr Hill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Burr Hill 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 Burr Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Burr Hill votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Burr Hill runs about 56 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Burr Hill are family households, above 97% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Burr Hill, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Burr Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Burr Hill own their home, about 14 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trueblue, VA R+52
- Indian Town, VA R+38
- Rhoadesville, VA R+51
- Raccoon Ford, VA R+40
- Locust Grove, VA R+25
- Lake of the Woods, VA R+17
- Lignum, VA R+45
- Stevensburg, VA R+40
- Wilderness, VA R+30
- Gold Dale, VA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clay Village, KY R+50
- Golden Beach, FL R+50
- Gishton, KY R+65
- Penn, PA R+20
- Grapevine, AR R+65
- Purdon, TX R+69
- Hoover Town, WV R+68
- Pond Creek, OK R+70
- Richelieu, KY R+63
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA R+37
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.