Yorkshire, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Yorkshire

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Yorkshire leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Yorkshire typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yorkshire, ~34% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Yorkshire compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Yorkshire leans more Democratic than 43 of 136 neighbors.

Yorkshire runs about 6 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yorkshire. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 84% of residents in Yorkshire live in densely developed areas, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Yorkshire have never been married, above 96% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Yorkshire, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Yorkshire looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Yorkshire is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in Yorkshire rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Yorkshire have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.