Crandon is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Crandon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crandon, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crandon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crandon leans more Republican than 65 of 107 neighbors.
Crandon runs about 71 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Crandon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crandon. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Crandon 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 Crandon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Crandon live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Crandon runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Crandon, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Crandon looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Crandon sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Crandon have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Point Pleasant, VA R+63
- Kimberling, VA R+73
- Mechanicsburg, VA R+64
- Holly Brook, VA R+74
- Suiter, VA R+65
- Pumpkin Center, VA R+72
- Bland, VA R+69
- Kindrick, VA R+64
- Phlegar, VA R+66
- Hicksville, VA R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexander, IL R+54
- Leadmine, MO R+71
- Daisy, AR R+82
- Melrude, MN R+4
- Lavansville, PA R+60
- Menlo, WA R+24
- East Etowah, TN R+65
- West, OR Even
- Meshack, KY R+73
- Lascar, CO R+21
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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.