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

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

Newington leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 78% of adults in Newington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newington, ~54% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Newington compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Newington leans more Democratic than 84 of 187 neighbors.

Newington runs about 31 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Newington hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Newington sits in the top fifth on density (about 84%, above 95% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Newington have never been married, above 75% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

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

Why turnout in Newington looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newington 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 96% of adults in Newington have completed high school, above 81% of 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.