King William leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 81% of adults in King William typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in King William, ~24% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How King William compares
Among cities within 25 miles, King William leans more Republican than 96 of 105 neighbors.
King William runs about 46 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while King William is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within King William. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 23 points.
Why King William 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 King William, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
King William votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while King William runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in King William are family households, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; King William, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in King William looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. King William 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in King William own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bruington, VA R+43
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- Tunstall, VA R+42
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- Lake Village, IN R+58
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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.