Crossroads leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crossroads, ~19% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crossroads leans more Republican than 58 of 73 neighbors.
Crossroads runs about 47 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Crossroads 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 Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crossroads votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Crossroads runs about 47 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Crossroads, VA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Crossroads 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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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.