North Holston, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Holston

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

North Holston is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in North Holston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Holston, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Holston compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Holston leans more Republican than 45 of 95 neighbors.

North Holston runs about 71 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while North Holston is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in North Holston drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and North Holston fits that profile on both counts. North Holston runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; North Holston, VA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in North Holston looks the way it does

Turnout in North Holston sits close to the national pattern. 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.