Five Forks is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Five Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Forks, ~20% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Five Forks leans more Republican than 59 of 60 neighbors.
Five Forks runs about 57 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Five Forks is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Five Forks. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Five Forks 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 Five Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Five Forks votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Five Forks runs about 57 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Five Forks drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Five Forks, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Five Forks looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Five Forks own their home, about 18 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Ford, VA R+40
- Matoaca, VA R+9
- Dinwiddie, VA R+16
- West Petersburg, VA R+6
- Dewitt, VA R+29
- Wilsons, VA R+39
- Winterpock, VA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Landrum, GA R+53
- Neversink, NY R+26
- North Warren, PA R+42
- Crescent Lake, ME D+3
- Taylorsville, TX R+50
- Sampson, MO R+70
- Mount Holly, VT R+5
- Vandling, PA R+25
- Cardwell, MO R+65
- Popcorn, IN R+56
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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.