Ford leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Ford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ford, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ford leans more Republican than 48 of 53 neighbors.
Ford runs about 46 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ford 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 Ford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ford votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ford runs about 46 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ford sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ford, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ford looks the way it does
Turnout in Ford sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dinwiddie, VA R+16
- Sutherland, VA R+30
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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.