Skipwith Farms leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Skipwith Farms typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skipwith Farms, ~48% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skipwith Farms compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skipwith Farms leans more Democratic than 71 of 77 neighbors.
Skipwith Farms runs about 9 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Skipwith Farms. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the east side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Skipwith Farms 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 Skipwith Farms, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 63% of residents in Skipwith Farms live in densely developed areas, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Skipwith Farms sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 90% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Skipwith Farms have never been married, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Skipwith Farms, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Skipwith Farms looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Skipwith Farms is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Skipwith Farms have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Williamsburg, VA D+16
- Centerville, VA D+3
- Lightfoot, VA R+7
- Jamestown, VA Even
- Toano, VA R+4
- Clay Bank, VA R+50
- Rustic, VA R+16
- Lackey, VA D+4
- Surry, VA D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Ridge, MS D+47
- Yale, OH R+50
- Dayton, WI Even
- Cedar Lane, TX R+50
- Spring Gap, MD R+67
- Henrietta, NC R+56
- Sawyer, WA R+11
- Gateswood, AL R+88
- Keystone, IN R+68
- Moss, MS R+7
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.