Lansdowne leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Lansdowne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lansdowne, ~54% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lansdowne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lansdowne leans more Democratic than 82 of 147 neighbors.
Lansdowne runs about 17 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lansdowne. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+33) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Lansdowne hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lansdowne sits in the top fifth on density (about 89%, above 96% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lansdowne, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lansdowne looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lansdowne 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lansdowne have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sugarland, MD D+13
- Ashburn, VA D+23
- Leesburg, VA D+17
- Countryside, VA D+21
- Martinsburg, MD D+13
- Broadlands, VA D+21
- Sycolin, VA D+6
- Dulles Town Center, VA D+26
- Poolesville, MD D+12
- Cascades, VA D+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brandon, SD R+28
- Guttenberg, NJ D+20
- Damascus, OR R+6
- Highland City, FL R+29
- Clay, AL R+5
- Newport East, RI D+15
- Falmouth, ME D+31
- Woodmere, NY R+56
- Stevensville, MD R+23
- Herrin, IL R+35
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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.