Hematite is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Hematite typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hematite, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hematite compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hematite leans more Republican than 61 of 70 neighbors.
Hematite runs about 70 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hematite is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hematite 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 Hematite, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Hematite live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hematite sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities). Hematite runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hematite, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hematite looks the way it does
Turnout in Hematite sits close to the national pattern. 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.