Miller Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Miller Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miller Park, ~42% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Miller Park compares
Miller Park runs about 31 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Miller Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+58) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Miller Park 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 Miller Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Miller Park is about 38%, about 34 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Miller Park looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Miller Park sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Miller Park report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Miller Park have completed high school, below 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bedford Hills, Lynchburg, VA R+3
- Belmont, Roanoke, VA D+3
- Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA D+21
- Preston Park, Roanoke, VA Even
- Roundhill, Roanoke, VA D+13
- South Roanoke, Roanoke, VA D+16
- Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA D+81
- Colonial Avenue Area, Roanoke, VA D+20
- Raleigh Court, Roanoke, VA D+22
- Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VA D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Richmond Heights-Orlando, Orlando, FL D+83
- Bolsa Chica-Heil, Huntington Beach, CA R+10
- Car Town, Kannapolis, NC D+10
- Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA D+21
- Hedrick Acres, Tucson, AZ D+53
- Mayflower Village, Arcadia, CA D+14
- Hunter's Ridge, Fontana, CA R+2
- Wydewood Estates, Midland, TX R+53
- Carlen, Mobile, AL Even
- Harris Branch, Austin, TX D+44
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.