Saxis is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Saxis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saxis, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saxis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saxis leans more Republican than 70 of 72 neighbors.
Saxis runs about 65 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Saxis is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Saxis 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 Saxis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Saxis hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Saxis runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Saxis, VA sits in the bottom 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 Saxis looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Saxis own their home, about 19 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Saxis sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sanford, VA R+59
- Withams, VA R+33
- Mears, VA R+39
- Marion Station, MD R+43
- Shelltown, MD R+28
- Crisfield, MD R+11
- Hallwood, VA R+10
- Temperanceville, VA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Twin Lakes, CO R+4
- Hardscrabble, IN R+48
- Eastern, WV R+54
- Tyler Crossroads, AL R+45
- Sag Bridge, IL R+22
- Verona Beach, NY R+40
- Turon, MS R+81
- San Isabel, CO R+29
- Logan, NY Even
- Hard Rocks, AZ D+55
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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.