Sycolin, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sycolin

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

Sycolin leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 68% of adults in Sycolin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sycolin, ~36% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sycolin compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sycolin leans more Democratic than 58 of 133 neighbors.

Politically, Sycolin sits close to the rest of Virginia.

Why Sycolin 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 Sycolin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Sycolin hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Sycolin have never been married, above 80% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sycolin, VA sits above 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 Sycolin looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sycolin 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Sycolin own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Sycolin have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. 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.