Fairfax Station, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fairfax Station

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

Fairfax Station leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 97% of adults in Fairfax Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairfax Station, ~58% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fairfax Station compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fairfax Station leans more Democratic than 44 of 174 neighbors.

Fairfax Station runs about 14 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairfax Station. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Fairfax Station 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 Fairfax Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Fairfax Station hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fairfax Station sits in the top fifth on density (about 54%, above 88% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fairfax Station, 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 Fairfax Station looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairfax Station 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Fairfax Station own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fairfax Station have completed high school, above 96% of cities. 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.