Waterlick leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Waterlick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterlick, ~20% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterlick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waterlick leans more Republican than 51 of 75 neighbors.
Waterlick runs about 51 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Waterlick is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Waterlick 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 Waterlick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waterlick votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Waterlick runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Waterlick are family households, above 93% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waterlick, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Waterlick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waterlick 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Waterlick own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Strasburg, VA R+42
- Middletown, VA R+41
- Fishers Hill, VA R+53
- Oranda, VA R+47
- Toms Brook, VA R+50
- Karo, VA R+41
- Front Royal, VA R+30
- Vaucluse, VA R+28
- Overall, VA R+45
- Bentonville, VA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ofahoma, MS D+9
- Seawillow, TX R+47
- Idalia, MO R+69
- Legonier, LA R+45
- Sharpsburg, MS D+32
- Parkdale, OR D+9
- Perry Landing, TX R+39
- Duncan, MS D+58
- Mount Gaylor, AR R+52
- Conewango, NY R+51
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.