The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Newport News City. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Newport News City tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Newport News City has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Newport News City leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Newport News City, 25.10% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Newport News City women make up 51.58% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Newport News City is 35.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Newport News City a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Newport News City, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 12% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Poquoson City, VA: more conservative voters
- Hampton City, VA: more liberal voters
- York County, VA: more conservative voters
- Williamsburg City, VA: more liberal voters
- Isle of Wight County, VA: more conservative voters
- Norfolk City, VA: more liberal voters
- Portsmouth City, VA: more liberal voters
- Gloucester County, VA: more conservative voters
- James City County, VA: more conservative voters
- Surry County, VA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Onslow County, NC: more conservative voters
- Shawnee County, KS: more conservative voters
- Medina County, OH: more conservative voters
- Sumner County, TN: more conservative voters
- Hernando County, FL: more conservative voters
- Sarpy County, NE: more conservative voters
- Vanderburgh County, IN: more conservative voters
- DeSoto County, MS: more conservative voters
- Bay County, FL: more conservative voters
- Shasta County, CA: more conservative voters
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