Hanover leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Hanover typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanover, ~30% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanover compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanover leans more Republican than 60 of 94 neighbors.
Hanover runs about 32 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hanover is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hanover. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Hanover 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 Hanover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hanover votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hanover runs about 32 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Hanover are family households, above 85% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hanover, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hanover looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hanover 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Hanover own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crosses Corner, VA R+28
- Studley, VA R+29
- Etna Mills, VA R+35
- Taylorsville, VA R+7
- Mangohick, VA R+32
- Lorne, VA R+8
- Ashland, VA R+5
- Keith, VA R+34
- Poindexters, VA R+9
- Doswell, VA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Liverpool, PA R+55
- Johnson City, TX R+49
- Wallburg, NC R+53
- Julian, CA R+7
- Corrigan, TX R+29
- Canadian, TX R+64
- Whitehall, WI R+26
- Garden City, MO R+57
- Heidelberg, MS D+23
- Double Oak, TX R+38
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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.