Sutherland leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Sutherland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sutherland, ~30% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sutherland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sutherland leans more Republican than 43 of 58 neighbors.
Sutherland runs about 35 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Sutherland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sutherland. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Sutherland 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 Sutherland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Sutherland drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Sutherland are family households, above 85% of cities. Sutherland runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sutherland, VA sits in the top quarter 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 Sutherland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sutherland 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Matoaca, VA R+9
- Dinwiddie, VA R+16
- Petersburg, VA D+46
- Dewitt, VA R+29
- Reams, VA R+28
- Colonial Heights, VA R+5
- Ford, VA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Juliette, GA R+55
- Loxahatchee Groves, FL R+36
- Montura, FL R+33
- Williams Bay, WI R+11
- Van Wyck, SC R+27
- Plains, MT R+57
- Middleport, NY R+34
- Swepsonville, NC R+23
- Mio, MI R+44
- Hokendauqua, PA R+5
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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.