Fort Monroe, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fort Monroe

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

Fort Monroe leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Fort Monroe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Monroe, ~43% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fort Monroe compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Monroe leans more Democratic than 24 of 30 neighbors.

Fort Monroe runs about 7 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Fort Monroe hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean

Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Fort Monroe, VA does.

Why turnout in Fort Monroe looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Monroe 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fort Monroe have completed high school, above 93% 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.