Colonial Place Riverview is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Colonial Place Riverview typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colonial Place Riverview, ~62% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colonial Place Riverview compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Colonial Place Riverview leans more Democratic than 11 of 18 neighbors.
Colonial Place Riverview runs about 55 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Colonial Place Riverview. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Colonial Place Riverview 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 Colonial Place Riverview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Colonial Place Riverview hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA sits in the top quarter 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 Colonial Place Riverview looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colonial Place Riverview 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Park Place, Norfolk, VA D+72
- Highland Park, Norfolk, VA D+73
- Lindenwood, Norfolk, VA D+80
- Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk, VA D+31
- Lamberts Point, Norfolk, VA D+67
- Ghent, Norfolk, VA D+49
- Fairmont Park, Norfolk, VA D+63
- Ghent Square, Norfolk, VA D+39
- Suburban Acres, Norfolk, VA D+36
- Ballentine Place, Norfolk, VA D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Plaza Midwood, Charlotte, NC D+40
- University Center, Atlanta, GA D+88
- Orchard Park, Wichita, KS R+9
- North University, Austin, TX D+72
- Third World, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Bear Creek, Irving, TX D+22
- Hope, Providence, RI D+78
- Pyne Poynt, Camden, NJ D+61
- Yorktown, Huntington Beach, CA Even
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.