Great Bridge leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Great Bridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Bridge, ~40% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Great Bridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Great Bridge leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Great Bridge runs about 16 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Great Bridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Great Bridge. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+31) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Great Bridge leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Great Bridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 81% of residents in Great Bridge drive to work alone, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Great Bridge 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; Great Bridge, Chesapeake, VA sits below the national average 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 Great Bridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Great Bridge 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Great Bridge own their home, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenbrier West, Chesapeake, VA D+25
- Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA R+26
- Deep Creek South, Chesapeake, VA D+4
- Pleasant Grove West, Chesapeake, VA R+31
- Greenbrier East, Chesapeake, VA D+8
- Butts Station, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- Deep Creek West, Chesapeake, VA D+5
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
- Deep Creek North, Chesapeake, VA D+18
- Indian River, Chesapeake, VA D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Centennial, Portland, OR D+19
- East Broad, Black Lick, OH D+33
- Catholic University-Brookland, Washington, DC D+81
- Kyle Canyon, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Highline, Seattle, WA D+37
- Park Heights, Baltimore, MD D+86
- East Boston, Boston, MA D+38
- North End, St. Paul, MN D+45
- West Valley, Boise, ID Even
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA D+59
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.