Stuarts Draft leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Stuarts Draft typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stuarts Draft, ~25% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stuarts Draft compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stuarts Draft leans more Republican than 50 of 82 neighbors.
Stuarts Draft runs about 52 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Stuarts Draft is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stuarts Draft. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stuarts Draft votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Stuarts Draft runs about 52 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Stuarts Draft runs against that pattern.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stuarts Draft, VA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stuarts Draft looks the way it does
Turnout in Stuarts Draft sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rivermont, VA R+56
- White Hill, VA R+41
- Sherando, VA R+56
- Lyndhurst, VA R+45
- Wilda, VA R+53
- Jolivue, VA R+34
- Fishersville, VA R+27
- Brand, VA R+28
- Greenville, VA R+56
- Waynesboro, VA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Largo, MD D+86
- Dobbs Ferry, NY D+43
- Pacific, MO R+39
- Cheboygan, MI R+22
- Oxford, MA R+11
- Burkburnett, TX R+56
- Grosse Pointe Park, MI D+34
- Oneida, NY R+17
- Mount Sinai, NY R+24
- Greatwood, TX R+20
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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.