Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Christopher Newport

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

Christopher Newport leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Christopher Newport typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Christopher Newport, ~42% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Christopher Newport compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Christopher Newport leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.

Christopher Newport runs about 44 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Christopher Newport. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 72 points.

Why Christopher Newport 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 Christopher Newport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Christopher Newport have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).

Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Christopher Newport looks the way it does

Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Christopher Newport sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. 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.