Fort Blackmore is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Fort Blackmore typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Blackmore, ~7% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Blackmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Blackmore leans more Republican than 87 of 89 neighbors.
Fort Blackmore runs about 83 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Fort Blackmore is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fort Blackmore 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 Fort Blackmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fort Blackmore, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fort Blackmore sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). Fort Blackmore runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fort Blackmore, VA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Fort Blackmore looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Blackmore sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Williams Mill, VA R+72
- Wood, VA R+75
- Verdi, VA R+75
- Cracker Neck, VA R+75
- Gate City, VA R+66
- Snowflake, VA R+72
- Clinchport, VA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warren, TN R+60
- Sulphur Springs, IN R+57
- Pickrell, NE R+58
- Metz, WV R+60
- Foose, MO R+69
- Denny Store, NC R+21
- Leburn, KY R+71
- Castle Rock, MN R+33
- Hillsboro, NY R+46
- Scale, KY R+52
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.