Duffield is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Duffield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duffield, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duffield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duffield leans more Republican than 65 of 96 neighbors.
Duffield runs about 79 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Duffield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Duffield 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 Duffield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Duffield votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Duffield runs about 79 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Duffield fits that profile on both counts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Duffield, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Duffield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Duffield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Duffield have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rye Cove, VA R+76
- Verdi, VA R+75
- Oreton, VA R+63
- Manville, VA R+75
- Dryden, VA R+65
- Blackwater, VA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- North Waterboro, ME R+23
- New Waterford, OH R+53
- Thayer, MO R+67
- Patillo, GA R+40
- Wray, CO R+64
- Gosnell, AR R+45
- Seymour, TX R+66
- Monroeville, OH R+54
- Bahama, NC Even
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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.