The Museum District is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 78% of adults in The Museum District typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Museum District, ~65% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Museum District compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Museum District leans more Democratic than 7 of 17 neighbors.
The Museum District runs about 59 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Why The Museum District leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for The Museum District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in The Museum District live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and The Museum District sits in the top quarter (about 73%, above 92% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in The Museum District have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; The Museum District, Richmond, VA sits in the top tenth 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 The Museum District looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. The Museum District 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- The Fan, Richmond, VA D+65
- Carver-Richmond, Richmond, VA D+70
- VCU, Richmond, VA D+71
- Monroe Ward, Richmond, VA D+56
- Bellevue, Richmond, VA D+49
- Ginter Park, Richmond, VA D+72
- Three Chopt, Richmond, VA D+23
- Stratford Hills, Richmond, VA D+38
- Reedy Creek, Richmond, VA D+70
- Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Side, Bethlehem, PA D+33
- South River City, Austin, TX D+56
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Regency, Jacksonville, FL D+16
- North Valley, Syracuse, NY D+63
- Clarke Square, Milwaukee, WI D+46
- Memorial Parkway, Katy, TX R+11
- Alki, Seattle, WA D+68
- Old River Terrace, Channelview, TX R+21
- Inverness, Hoover, AL R+26
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.