Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Old Town Manchester

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

Old Town Manchester is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Old Town Manchester typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Town Manchester, ~48% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Old Town Manchester compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Town Manchester leans more Democratic than 4 of 17 neighbors.

Old Town Manchester runs about 59 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Why Old Town Manchester 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 Manchester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Old Town Manchester have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Old Town Manchester looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 95% of households in Old Town Manchester rent, about 70 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Old Town Manchester sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.