Walton Furnace is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Walton Furnace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walton Furnace, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walton Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walton Furnace leans more Republican than 57 of 73 neighbors.
Walton Furnace runs about 74 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Walton Furnace is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Walton Furnace 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 Walton Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Walton Furnace hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Walton Furnace runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Walton Furnace, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walton Furnace looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Walton Furnace have completed high school, about 9 points above the Virginia average of 89%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Walton Furnace own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Max Meadows, VA R+68
- Kent, VA R+65
- Ivanhoe, VA R+69
- Fosters Falls, VA R+72
- Sheep Town, VA R+69
- Fort Chiswell, VA R+55
- Austinville, VA R+68
- Shorts Creek, VA R+69
- Huddle, VA R+71
- Stones Mill, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilson Point, LA R+78
- New Glasgow, VA R+38
- Lakefield, WI R+13
- New Chicago, MT R+53
- Smith Mills, NY R+36
- Ocie, MO R+65
- Keomah Village, IA R+53
- Harlem Springs, OH R+63
- Fisty, KY R+68
- Jerrys Run, WV R+62
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.