Lakeside Village leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Lakeside Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeside Village, ~26% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeside Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakeside Village leans more Republican than 65 of 73 neighbors.
Lakeside Village runs about 46 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Lakeside Village is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lakeside Village 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 Lakeside Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakeside Village votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Lakeside Village runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Lakeside Village are family households, above 84% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lakeside Village, 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 Lakeside Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lakeside Village 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cartersville, VA R+34
- Tamworth, VA R+39
- Trenholm, VA R+37
- Oak Forest, VA R+35
- Hatchers, VA R+43
- Pemberton, VA R+34
- Tabscott, VA R+17
- Ballsville, VA R+52
- Cumberland, VA R+21
- Provost, VA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hunter, AR R+74
- Howell, TN R+70
- Pontotoc, OK R+61
- Port Graham, AK D+9
- Camp Nelson, CA R+29
- Mayesburg, MO R+67
- Templeton, TN R+73
- Marbleton, TN R+62
- Stone Church, IL R+60
- Stairtown, TX R+49
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.