Clearwater Park is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Clearwater Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clearwater Park, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clearwater Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clearwater Park leans more Republican than 64 of 66 neighbors.
Clearwater Park runs about 70 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Clearwater Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Clearwater Park 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 Clearwater Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Clearwater Park drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clearwater Park fits that profile on both counts. Clearwater Park 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; Clearwater Park, VA sits above the national average 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 Clearwater Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clearwater Park 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Clearwater Park own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Falling Spring, VA R+64
- Covington, VA R+42
- Carloover, VA R+55
- Callaghan, VA R+65
- Mallow, VA R+57
- Rayon Terrace, VA R+67
- Low Moor, VA R+57
- Selma, VA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grady, NM R+79
- Dayton, AL D+9
- Westerville, NE R+74
- Leon, AL R+49
- Manville, IN R+52
- Devonshire, NJ R+39
- Chief Lake, WI D+44
- Tama, OH R+73
- Lawrence, IL R+15
- Clarington, PA R+56
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.