Rodden, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rodden

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

Rodden leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Rodden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rodden, ~43% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rodden compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rodden is the most Democratic-leaning.

Rodden runs about 12 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rodden. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Rodden 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 Rodden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 61% of residents in Rodden are Black or African American, about 46 points above the Virginia average of 15%.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Rodden, VA does.

Why turnout in Rodden looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Rodden own their home, about 18 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Rodden sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.