Wattsville leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Wattsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wattsville, ~32% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wattsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wattsville leans more Republican than 20 of 65 neighbors.
Wattsville runs about 19 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wattsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wattsville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Wattsville 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 Wattsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Wattsville hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Wattsville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wattsville, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wattsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wattsville 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 64%, above 65% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Church, VA Even
- Wallops Island, VA R+16
- Oak Hall, VA R+11
- Atlantic, VA R+22
- Horntown, VA R+28
- Temperanceville, VA R+26
- Withams, VA R+33
- Greenbackville, VA R+38
- Hallwood, VA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Marshalls Corner, MD D+5
- Gibson Station, VA R+71
- Palestine, PA R+62
- Clarkson, NY R+28
- Bowring, OK R+52
- South Creek, WA R+29
- Walnut Hill, AL R+65
- Holland, GA R+65
- Couchwood, LA R+49
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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.