Jenkins, Newport News, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Jenkins

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Jenkins is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Jenkins typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jenkins, ~36% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Jenkins compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jenkins leans more Democratic than 8 of 10 neighbors.

Jenkins runs about 46 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Jenkins. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 60 points.

Why Jenkins leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jenkins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Jenkins have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Jenkins, Newport News, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Jenkins looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 78% of households in Jenkins rent, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Jenkins have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of neighborhoods. 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.