East Highland Park, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Highland Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Highland Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in East Highland Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Highland Park, ~64% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Highland Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, East Highland Park is the most Democratic-leaning.

East Highland Park runs about 63 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Highland Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+90) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 53 points.

Why East Highland Park 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 East Highland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in East Highland Park is about 18%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in East Highland Park have never been married, above 94% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; East Highland Park, VA sits in the top 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 East Highland Park looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Highland Park 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.