Farmers Fork leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Farmers Fork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farmers Fork, ~20% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Farmers Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Farmers Fork leans more Republican than 108 of 118 neighbors.
Farmers Fork runs about 45 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Farmers Fork is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Farmers Fork. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Farmers Fork 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 Farmers Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Farmers Fork drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Farmers Fork runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Farmers Fork, VA does.
Why turnout in Farmers Fork looks the way it does
Turnout in Farmers Fork 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.
Nearby Cities
- Ethel, VA R+38
- Newland, VA R+46
- Templeman, VA D+7
- Lyells, VA R+10
- Hinnom, VA D+7
- Warsaw, VA R+29
- Mount Landing, VA Even
- Montross, VA R+12
- Oldhams, VA D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Hill, TX R+77
- Sobol, OK R+80
- Georgeville, PA R+68
- Sodville, TX R+39
- Rock Creek, OR R+51
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Pleasantville West St Clair, PA R+70
- Cornelia, IA R+49
- Meadow, SD R+68
- Windfall, PA R+64
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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.