Morefield is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Morefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morefield, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morefield leans more Republican than 9 of 107 neighbors.
Morefield runs about 68 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Morefield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morefield. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Morefield 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 Morefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Morefield votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Morefield runs about 68 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Morefield, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Morefield looks the way it does
Turnout in Morefield sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Nora, VA R+71
- Toms Creek, VA R+65
- Wakenva, VA R+69
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- Superior, WY R+73
- Caradan, TX R+78
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- Leonard, AR R+67
- Pine Grove, TN R+65
- Tannery, PA R+45
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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.