Cracker Neck is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cracker Neck typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cracker Neck, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cracker Neck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cracker Neck leans more Republican than 90 of 105 neighbors.
Cracker Neck runs about 81 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Cracker Neck is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cracker Neck. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cracker Neck 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 Cracker Neck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cracker Neck, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cracker Neck sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities). Cracker Neck runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Cracker Neck, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cracker Neck looks the way it does
Turnout in Cracker Neck 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.
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- Fort Blackmore, VA R+77
- Oreton, VA R+63
- Rye Cove, VA R+76
- Wood, VA R+75
- Norton, VA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almartha, MO R+71
- Edmunds, ME R+19
- Van, AR R+69
- Cuyama, CA R+23
- Gould, CO R+35
- Valley Falls, OR R+72
- Grapevine, KY R+56
- Montgomery Heights, WV R+41
- Guthrie, IL R+57
- South Hoisington, KS R+62
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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.