Hallwood, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hallwood

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

Hallwood leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Hallwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hallwood, ~27% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hallwood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hallwood leans more Republican than 17 of 71 neighbors.

Hallwood runs about 16 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hallwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hallwood. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 57 points.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Hallwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Hallwood 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; Hallwood, 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 Hallwood looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hallwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Hallwood report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Hallwood have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.