Guinea leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Guinea typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Guinea, ~27% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Guinea compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Guinea leans more Republican than 32 of 75 neighbors.
Guinea runs about 27 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Guinea is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Guinea 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 Guinea, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Guinea votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Guinea runs about 27 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Guinea are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Guinea, VA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Guinea looks the way it does
Turnout in Guinea 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.
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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.