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

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

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

 

About 61% of adults in Forksville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forksville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Forksville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Forksville leans more Republican than 37 of 67 neighbors.

Forksville runs about 25 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Forksville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forksville. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 30 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Forksville drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Forksville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities). Forksville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Forksville, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Forksville looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Forksville rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Forksville report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Forksville have completed high school, below 84% of cities. 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.