Hiltons is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Hiltons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hiltons, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hiltons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hiltons leans more Republican than 59 of 78 neighbors.
Hiltons runs about 78 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Hiltons is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hiltons 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 Hiltons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Hiltons drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Hiltons 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; Hiltons, VA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Hiltons looks the way it does
Turnout in Hiltons 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.