Vandyke is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Vandyke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vandyke, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vandyke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vandyke leans more Republican than 71 of 136 neighbors.
Vandyke runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Vandyke is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vandyke 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 Vandyke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Vandyke votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Vandyke runs about 75 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Vandyke are family households, above 95% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Vandyke, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Vandyke looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Vandyke own their home, about 16 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Marvin, VA R+68
- Doran, VA R+66
- Page, VA R+62
- Swords Creek, VA R+70
- Skeggs, VA R+68
- Russell, VA R+68
- Rowe, VA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Newcastle, ME D+11
- Mc Intyre, PA R+55
- Murray Store, TN R+74
- McCance, PA R+39
- Centerville, MS R+67
- Mountain Lake, PA R+63
- Perrytown, NC R+19
- Birdsall, NY R+53
- Elgin, TN R+71
- McLeod, LA R+81
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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.