Creighton is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Creighton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Creighton, ~53% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Creighton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Creighton is the most Democratic-leaning.
Creighton runs about 78 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Why Creighton 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 Creighton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Creighton have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 41%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Creighton, Richmond, 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 Creighton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Creighton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 25 points below the Virginia average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Creighton rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Creighton report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Church Hill, Richmond, VA D+74
- Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA D+65
- Fulton, Montrose Heights, VA D+77
- Monroe Ward, Richmond, VA D+56
- Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA D+64
- Carver-Richmond, Richmond, VA D+70
- VCU, Richmond, VA D+71
- The Fan, Richmond, VA D+65
- Ginter Park, Richmond, VA D+72
- Bellemeade, Richmond, VA D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Meadow Brook, Norfolk, VA D+29
- Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines, FL D+18
- Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN D+74
- Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA D+64
- Brandywine, Oklahoma City, OK R+26
- Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Barcroft, Arlington, VA D+48
- Rittersville, Allentown, PA D+10
- Leisureville, Boynton Beach, FL Even
- Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston, Cypress, TX R+24
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.