Ocoonita is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Ocoonita typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocoonita, ~16% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocoonita compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocoonita leans more Republican than 9 of 111 neighbors.
Ocoonita runs about 68 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ocoonita is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ocoonita 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 Ocoonita, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Ocoonita drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Ocoonita 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; Ocoonita, 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 Ocoonita looks the way it does
Turnout in Ocoonita sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stone Creek, VA R+64
- Cranks, KY R+78
- Jonesville, VA R+64
- St. Charles, VA R+68
- Pennington Gap, VA R+58
- Crummies, KY R+77
- Hubbard Springs, VA R+65
- Cawood, KY R+77
- Maness, VA R+67
- Woodway, VA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Hampton, IL R+34
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Flattop, TN R+71
- Lyra, OH R+62
- Quaker, KS R+65
- Swans Island, ME D+19
- St. Francis, AR R+67
- Cedron, OH R+66
- Fillmore, OK R+72
- Shumansville, VA R+16
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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.