Port Royal leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Port Royal typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Royal, ~22% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Royal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Royal leans more Republican than 19 of 93 neighbors.
Port Royal runs about 13 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Port Royal is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Port Royal 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 Port Royal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Port Royal votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Port Royal runs about 13 points more Republican.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Port Royal, VA does.
Why turnout in Port Royal looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Port Royal sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Port Royal rent, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Welcome, VA R+38
- Office Hall, VA R+14
- Shiloh, VA R+37
- Kidds Fork, VA R+7
- Rappahannock Academy, VA R+15
- Occupacia, VA D+4
- Leedstown, VA R+12
- Jones Corner, VA R+30
- King George, VA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Protection, KS R+77
- Boneville, GA R+71
- Star Tannery, VA R+51
- Yauhannah, SC R+15
- Forgan, OK R+84
- Lohrville, WI R+31
- Flatwoods, VA R+54
- Ansonville, NC R+24
- Hickory Flat, KY R+58
- Gracemont, OK R+69
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.