Suiter is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Suiter typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suiter, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suiter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Suiter leans more Republican than 54 of 102 neighbors.
Suiter runs about 70 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Suiter is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Suiter. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Suiter 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 Suiter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Suiter live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Suiter 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; Suiter, VA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Suiter looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Suiter sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Suiter have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bland, VA R+69
- Kimberling, VA R+73
- Crandon, VA R+66
- Point Pleasant, VA R+63
- Kindrick, VA R+64
- Bastian, VA R+70
- Porters Crossroads, VA R+55
- Hicksville, VA R+65
- Favonia, VA R+60
- Pumpkin Center, VA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fitzhugh, VA D+20
- Buttonwood, PA R+66
- Pitcher, NY R+50
- Storla, SD R+60
- Sulphur City, AR R+34
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Gnatville, AL R+85
- Ten Mile, MO R+69
- Rectortown, VA R+26
- Sioux Valley, MN R+41
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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.