Hicksville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Hicksville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hicksville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hicksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hicksville leans more Republican than 61 of 109 neighbors.
Hicksville runs about 71 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hicksville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hicksville 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 Hicksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Hicksville live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Hicksville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hicksville, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hicksville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hicksville 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rocky Gap, VA R+69
- Clear Fork, VA R+65
- Bastian, VA R+70
- Maple View, WV R+39
- Round Bottom, VA R+71
- Kimberling, VA R+73
- Bluefield, WV R+33
- Bland, VA R+69
- Pumpkin Center, VA R+72
- Bluestone, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Verlot, WA R+23
- Dill, TN R+73
- Dillard, MO R+70
- Starr, PA R+50
- Montevideo, GA R+30
- Mina, PA R+56
- Wales, TN R+51
- White Oak, AR R+68
- Hayfield, IA R+53
- Gammon, AR R+26
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.