Suffolk City, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Suffolk City

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Suffolk City leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Suffolk City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suffolk City, ~48% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Suffolk City compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Suffolk City leans more Democratic than 17 of 24 neighbors.

Suffolk City runs about 14 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Suffolk City. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 94 points.

Why Suffolk City leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Suffolk City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Suffolk City is about 47%, about 26 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Suffolk City sits in the top quarter (about 33%, above 83% of counties).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Suffolk City, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Suffolk City looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Suffolk City 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.