Drakes Branch leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Drakes Branch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drakes Branch, ~23% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drakes Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drakes Branch leans more Republican than 33 of 60 neighbors.
Drakes Branch runs about 34 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Drakes Branch is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Drakes Branch. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Drakes Branch 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 Drakes Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Drakes Branch live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Drakes Branch 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; Drakes Branch, 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 Drakes Branch looks the way it does
Turnout in Drakes Branch 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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- Keysville, VA R+26
- Plantersville, VA R+43
- Randolph, VA R+33
- Finneywood, VA R+7
- Charlotte Court House, VA R+27
- Wylliesburg, VA R+27
- Womacks, VA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stratford, CA Even
- Alma, KS R+47
- Van Buren, MO R+66
- St. Joseph, LA D+17
- Great Cacapon, WV R+59
- Bonanza, TX R+71
- Poplar, WI R+21
- Porter, ME R+34
- Goldsboro, MD R+48
- Assumption, IL R+56
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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.