Fairmont Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fairmont Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairmont Park, ~50% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairmont Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fairmont Park leans more Democratic than 14 of 20 neighbors.
Fairmont Park runs about 57 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fairmont Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Fairmont Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Fairmont Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fairmont Park, Norfolk, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fairmont Park looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Fairmont Park sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ballentine Place, Norfolk, VA D+68
- Lindenwood, Norfolk, VA D+80
- Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA D+61
- Park Place, Norfolk, VA D+72
- Central Brambleton, Norfolk, VA D+84
- Ghent Square, Norfolk, VA D+39
- Suburban Acres, Norfolk, VA D+36
- Highland Park, Norfolk, VA D+73
- Ghent, Norfolk, VA D+49
- Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, VA D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus, OH D+34
- Middlebury, Akron, OH D+42
- Belle Haven, Belle View, VA D+45
- Crestwood, Tuckahoe, NY D+5
- Terra del Sol, Tucson, AZ D+11
- Vernon Hill, Worcester, MA D+30
- Lace, Darien, IL D+6
- Cedar Knolls, Bronxville, NY D+26
- Hedgeville, Wilmington, DE D+55
- Dam East-West, Aurora, CO D+36
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.