Wares Crossroads leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Wares Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wares Crossroads, ~25% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wares Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wares Crossroads leans more Republican than 68 of 84 neighbors.
Wares Crossroads runs about 45 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wares Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wares Crossroads 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 Wares Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wares Crossroads votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wares Crossroads runs about 45 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Wares Crossroads are family households, above 92% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wares Crossroads, VA sits above the national average 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 Wares Crossroads looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Wares Crossroads own their home, about 17 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mineral, VA R+39
- Mount Garland, VA R+32
- Thornhill, VA R+46
- Ellisville, VA R+33
- Plum Tree, VA R+37
- Tatum, VA R+48
- Blue Ridge Shores, VA R+35
- Louisa, VA R+26
- Bumpass, VA R+42
- Yanceyville, VA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reelsville, IN R+61
- Shokan, NY D+24
- Johnson, WA D+18
- Manassa, CO R+28
- Kiona, WA R+54
- Princeville, NC D+83
- Triana, AL D+24
- La Plata, NM R+57
- Beckemeyer, IL R+52
- Ludlow Center, MA R+16
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.