Inside Republican VP Nominee JD Vance's Real Estate Portfolio: Spoiler, Some Homes Are In 'Left-Leaning' Neighborhoods

J.D. Vance, the newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee, has come a long way from the hardscrabble Appalachian upbringing he chronicled in his bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” Now, as he steps onto the national stage alongside Donald Trump, there is interest in Vance’s dealings outside of politics – specifically, his real estate holdings.

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Born in Middletown, Ohio, Vance served four years in the Marines before graduating summa cum laude from Ohio State University. He then earned a law degree from Yale, briefly worked in Silicon Valley, and penned “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir that was later adapted into a film by Ron Howard.

At 39, the former venture capitalist and freshman senator from Ohio has built a portfolio spanning the Rust Belt to the Beltway. However, some of the Republican's most valuable homes are nestled in decidedly Democratic enclaves.

Vance’s primary residence is a home in Cincinnati’s East Walnut Hills neighborhood. According to a report issued by Realtor.com, the VP nominee purchased the home for $1.4 million in 2018. The 6,405-square-foot house has five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms on 2.3 acres. 

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It’s a far cry from the modest Middletown, Ohio, home of his youth, now valued at just $223,400.

Here’s where it gets interesting. Vance’s ZIP code in Cincinnati voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in 2020, with 90% of residents backing the Democratic candidate, according to New York Times election data.

The pattern continues in Vance’s Washington D.C.-area property. After his 2022 election to the Senate, Vance invested about $1.6 million in a home in Alexandria, Virginia’s Del Ray neighborhood. According to data from the Wall Street Journal, like his Cincinnati home, the 2,500-square-foot, five-bedroom house sits in an area that leans heavily Democratic, with over 80% of Alexandria voters supporting Biden in the last presidential election.

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Vance’s real estate journey also includes a Washington, D.C. town house, which he purchased with his wife Usha in 2014 for $590,000, the Realtor.com report noted. That property, which the couple has since attempted to sell and rent out, may have served as their base while Usha clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Over 92% of Washington, D.C. voters supported Biden in the 2020 election.

The senator’s property choices are interesting when viewed through a political lens. Known for his conservative views and support of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, Vance has made his homes in communities that largely reject those ideologies.

That disconnect hasn’t gone unnoticed by his neighbors. According to the report, when the Vances moved into their Alexandria home, they were “welcomed” by local activists who "bombed" the area with knitted flags, a crocheted rainbow, and signs reading “Respect Our Rights.”

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