Craig Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Craig Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Craig Springs, ~17% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Craig Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Craig Springs leans more Republican than 51 of 69 neighbors.
Craig Springs runs about 67 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Craig Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Craig Springs 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 Craig Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Craig Springs live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Craig Springs runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Craig Springs, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Craig Springs looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Craig Springs have completed high school, about 8 points above the Virginia average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maggie, VA R+61
- Simmonsville, VA R+64
- Sinking Creek, VA R+65
- Waiteville, WV R+61
- Paint Bank, VA R+64
- New Castle, VA R+64
- Sweet Springs, WV R+64
- Catawba, VA R+54
- Gap Mills, WV R+64
- McDonalds Mill, VA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Downers, VT Even
- West Hamilton, KS R+74
- Dykesville, LA R+63
- Diamondtown, PA R+46
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Akaska, SD R+79
- Shingler, GA R+61
- Winter Haven, TX D+7
- Sugartree, MO R+69
- Syre, MN R+32
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.