Bent Mountain leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Bent Mountain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bent Mountain, ~36% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bent Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bent Mountain leans more Republican than 11 of 56 neighbors.
Bent Mountain runs about 33 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Bent Mountain is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bent Mountain 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 Mountain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bent Mountain votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Bent Mountain runs about 33 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Bent Mountain are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bent Mountain, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bent Mountain looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bent Mountain 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Bent Mountain own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Bent Mountain have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wabun, VA R+31
- Copper Hill, VA R+46
- Lafayette, VA R+44
- Elliston, VA R+40
- Cave Spring, VA R+13
- Shawsville, VA R+48
- Glenvar, VA R+38
- Salem, VA R+25
- Callaway, VA R+58
- Boones Mill, VA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Langsville, OH R+61
- Montreat, NC D+17
- Busby, MT D+9
- Oneida, IL R+37
- Sitka, MI R+40
- Limestone, NY R+41
- Trinidad, WA R+39
- Black Rock, AR R+69
- Cottekill, NY D+36
- Peace Valley, MO R+70
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.