Harcum leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Harcum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harcum, ~24% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harcum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harcum leans more Republican than 67 of 84 neighbors.
Harcum runs about 46 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Harcum is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Harcum 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 Harcum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Harcum votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Harcum runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Harcum are family households, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Harcum, 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 Harcum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Harcum 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Harcum have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Freeport, VA R+42
- Nuttall, VA R+37
- Hartfield, VA R+32
- Woods Cross Roads, VA R+46
- Pampa, VA R+42
- Dutton, VA R+35
- Stormont, VA R+30
- Gloucester, VA R+38
- Glenns, VA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Labelle, ID R+76
- Papin, MO R+61
- Four Towns, MI R+37
- Table Grove, IL R+51
- Westport, SD R+55
- Sewal, IA R+63
- Green Valley, TX R+57
- Potter, NE R+74
- Violet Hill, AR R+69
- Peyton, MS D+80
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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.