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

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

Troutdale is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Troutdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Troutdale, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Troutdale compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Troutdale leans more Republican than 42 of 72 neighbors.

Troutdale runs about 68 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Troutdale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Troutdale, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Troutdale 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; Troutdale, 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 Troutdale looks the way it does

Turnout in Troutdale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.