Parker leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Parker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parker, ~25% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parker leans more Republican than 45 of 73 neighbors.
Parker runs about 40 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Parker is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Parker 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 Parker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parker votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Parker runs about 40 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Parker, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Parker looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Parker 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Parker own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Brockroad, VA R+29
- Lake of the Woods, VA R+17
- Locust Grove, VA R+25
- Tatum, VA R+48
- Spotsylvania, VA R+23
- Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Janesville, IL R+60
- Eden, AZ R+76
- Sveadahl, MN R+46
- Iuka, WV R+66
- Weisel, PA R+25
- California Junction, IA R+44
- Wakefield, TX R+69
- Pitcairn, NY R+43
- Carbondale, WV R+54
- Genegantslet, NY R+35
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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.