Fitzhugh, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fitzhugh

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

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

 

About 69% of adults in Fitzhugh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fitzhugh, ~41% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fitzhugh compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fitzhugh leans more Democratic than 43 of 59 neighbors.

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

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

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 59% of residents in Fitzhugh are Black or African American, about 44 points above the Virginia average of 15%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Fitzhugh have never been married, above 84% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fitzhugh, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Fitzhugh looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fitzhugh 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 62%. 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.