Newington Forest, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Newington Forest

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Newington Forest leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 98% of adults in Newington Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newington Forest, ~65% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Newington Forest compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Newington Forest leans more Democratic than 74 of 179 neighbors.

Newington Forest runs about 29 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Why Newington Forest 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 Newington Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Newington Forest hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Newington Forest sits in the top fifth on density (about 63%, above 90% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Newington Forest, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Newington Forest looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newington Forest 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Newington Forest own their home, compared to around 83% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.