Fort Hunt leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Fort Hunt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Hunt, ~69% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Hunt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Hunt leans more Democratic than 79 of 191 neighbors.
Fort Hunt runs about 32 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Hunt. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fort Hunt 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 Hunt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Fort Hunt hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fort Hunt sits in the top fifth on density (about 85%, above 95% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fort Hunt, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Hunt looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Hunt 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Fort Hunt own their home, compared to around 64% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fort Hunt have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Vernon, VA D+36
- Belle View, VA D+44
- Fort Washington, MD D+76
- Huntington, VA D+57
- Fort Belvoir, VA D+21
- Jefferson Manor, VA D+50
- Accokeek, MD D+69
- Alexandria, VA D+52
- Franconia, VA D+46
- Oxon Hill, MD D+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huntingdon, PA R+23
- New Albany, MS R+49
- Columbia Falls, MT R+38
- Fort Morgan, CO R+23
- Westminster, SC R+71
- Troy, IL R+25
- Dubois, PA R+35
- Hawaiian Gardens, CA D+27
- Norris, TN R+57
- Milford, PA R+23
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.