Moscow is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Moscow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moscow, ~16% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moscow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moscow leans more Republican than 55 of 69 neighbors.
Moscow runs about 66 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Moscow is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Moscow 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 Moscow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moscow votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Moscow runs about 66 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Moscow are family households, above 93% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Moscow, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moscow looks the way it does
Turnout in Moscow sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.