Old Town is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Old Town typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Town, ~66% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Town leans more Democratic than 9 of 25 neighbors.
Old Town runs about 48 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Old Town. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Old Town leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Old Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Old Town hold a bachelor's degree, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Old Town, Alexandria, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Old Town looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Old Town 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Old Town have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA D+65
- Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA D+52
- Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA D+58
- Belle Haven, Belle View, VA D+45
- Taylor Run, Alexandria, VA D+50
- Potomac West, Alexandria, VA D+60
- North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA D+56
- Groveton, Alexandria, VA D+49
- Long Branch Creek, Arlington, VA D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Twin Lakes, Denver, CO D+27
- Shiloh, York, PA R+12
- Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, MD D+84
- Dimond, Oakland, CA D+67
- Kirkman North, Orlando, FL D+53
- Highview, Louisville, KY D+4
- Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Lyon Street, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Quintana Community, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Walnut Village, Irvine, CA D+12
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.