Honaker is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Honaker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Honaker, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Honaker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Honaker leans more Republican than 70 of 124 neighbors.
Honaker runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Honaker is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Honaker 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 Honaker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Honaker votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Honaker runs about 75 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Honaker sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Honaker, VA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Honaker looks the way it does
Turnout in Honaker sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Russell, VA R+68
- Council, VA R+68
- Venia, VA R+69
- Gardner, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Porte City, IA R+31
- Sebewaing, MI R+43
- Mission, SD D+53
- Pinetops, NC Even
- Gardiner, NY D+13
- Pounding Mill, VA R+62
- Rives Junction, MI R+36
- Ottsville, PA R+16
- Neodesha, KS R+57
- Livermore Falls, ME R+37
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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.