Seaboard is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Seaboard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seaboard, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seaboard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seaboard leans more Republican than 52 of 135 neighbors.
Seaboard runs about 73 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Seaboard is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seaboard. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Seaboard 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 Seaboard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Seaboard, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Seaboard runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seaboard, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Seaboard looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Seaboard rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Seaboard have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jewell Ridge, VA R+72
- Raven, VA R+64
- Red Ash, VA R+67
- Cedar Bluff, VA R+68
- Pounding Mill, VA R+62
- Steeleburg, VA R+63
- Jewell Valley, VA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gold Dust, LA R+65
- Turner, ID R+76
- Falcon, MS D+32
- Virginia, NE R+63
- Converse, SC R+50
- Shipley, IA R+11
- Echo Lake, CA D+7
- Mapletown, NY R+42
- Marshfield, IN R+64
- Kukuiula, HI D+31
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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.