Crystal City is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Crystal City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal City, ~50% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crystal City leans more Democratic than 23 of 58 neighbors.
Crystal City runs about 53 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Why Crystal City 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 Crystal City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Crystal City hold a bachelor's degree, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Crystal City have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crystal City, Arlington, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Crystal City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crystal City is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Crystal City have completed high school, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA D+61
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Long Branch Creek, Arlington, VA D+59
- Columbia Heghts, Arlington, VA D+61
- Penrose, Arlington, VA D+58
- Nauck, Arlington, VA D+67
- Potomac West, Alexandria, VA D+60
- South West, Washington, DC D+76
- Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA D+58
- North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA D+56
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Elmhurst, Queens, NY R+11
- Greenwood, Newport News, VA D+38
- Bloomfield, Staten Island, NY R+37
- South Bay, Eureka, CA D+14
- Five Mile Prairie, Spokane, WA R+13
- Windsor Forest, Savannah, GA D+24
- Sunrise, San Antonio, TX D+30
- University Square, Tampa, FL D+36
- Bayshore Beautiful, Tampa, FL R+5
- North Brookline, Brookline, MA D+69
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.