Fauquier County leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Fauquier County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fauquier County, ~34% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fauquier County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Fauquier County leans more Republican than 19 of 29 neighbors.
Fauquier County runs about 25 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Fauquier County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Fauquier County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Fauquier County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fauquier County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Fauquier County are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Fauquier County runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fauquier County, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Fauquier County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fauquier County 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Manassas City, VA D+14
- Culpeper County, VA R+23
- Manassas Park City, VA D+19
- Rappahannock County, VA R+17
- Prince William County, VA D+21
- Stafford County, VA D+6
- Warren County, VA R+32
- Loudoun County, VA D+18
- Fairfax City, VA D+25
- Fairfax County, VA D+37
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lauderdale County, MS R+5
- McKinley County, NM D+27
- Robertson County, TN R+46
- Grand Forks County, ND R+8
- Christian County, KY R+21
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Kauai County, HI D+20
- Putnam County, FL R+42
- Pottawatomie County, OK R+49
- Riley County, KS D+4
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.