Fugates Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Fugates Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fugates Hill, ~9% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fugates Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fugates Hill leans more Republican than 78 of 87 neighbors.
Fugates Hill runs about 80 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Fugates Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fugates Hill 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 Fugates Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Fugates Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Virginia average of 29%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Fugates Hill are family households, above 96% of cities. Fugates Hill runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fugates Hill, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fugates Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Fugates Hill own their home, about 20 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Willow Spring, VA R+73
- Mew, VA R+71
- Collinwood, VA R+73
- Nickelsville, VA R+71
- Castlewood, VA R+71
- Dickensonville, VA R+73
- Mendota, VA R+71
- Carfax, VA R+67
- Stony, VA R+67
- Temple Hill, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mayday, GA R+66
- Odell, IN R+49
- Coates, MN R+32
- Vernon, TN R+71
- Darlington, OH R+60
- Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI D+16
- Paden, MS R+81
- Granville, VT D+16
- Monmouth, KS R+60
- Koszta, IA R+46
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.