Bent Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Bent Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bent Creek, ~19% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bent Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bent Creek leans more Republican than 49 of 71 neighbors.
Bent Creek runs about 47 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Bent Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bent Creek 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 Bent Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Bent Creek live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bent Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). Bent Creek runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bent Creek, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bent Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bent Creek 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Caskie, VA R+39
- Riverville, VA R+45
- Gladstone, VA R+39
- Vera, VA R+48
- Oakville, VA R+42
- Sliders, VA R+44
- Stapleton, VA R+47
- Clifford, VA R+53
- Wingina, VA R+37
- Toga, VA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Philomath, IN R+58
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Roberdo, NC R+26
- Verdella, MO R+73
- Old Woollam, MO R+65
- Jennys, SC R+32
- West Florence, OH R+62
- Hontubby, OK R+74
- Monkton Boro, VT D+12
- Nellis, WV R+68
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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.