Salt Meadow Bay leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Salt Meadow Bay typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Meadow Bay, ~36% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Meadow Bay compares
Salt Meadow Bay sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Salt Meadow Bay runs about 13 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Salt Meadow Bay. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Salt Meadow Bay leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Salt Meadow Bay. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Salt Meadow Bay, Virginia Beach, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Salt Meadow Bay looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 71% of households in Salt Meadow Bay rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Northeast, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- Dam Neck Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach, VA R+3
- North Central, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- Northwest, Virginia Beach, VA D+17
- Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA D+20
- US Navy Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, VA D+7
- Huntington-Jefferson, Virginia Beach, VA Even
- East Ocean View, Norfolk, VA D+17
- Greenbrier East, Chesapeake, VA D+8
- Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA R+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA D+25
- Southeast Redmond, Redmond, WA D+38
- Center Pointe, Aurora, CO D+34
- Laredo Highline, Aurora, CO D+28
- Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA D+13
- Black Rock, Buffalo, NY D+29
- Foothills, Henderson, NV R+17
- Hethwood-Prices Fork, Blacksburg, VA D+46
- Central Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- The Lakes-Country Club, Spring Valley, NV D+11
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.