Bluefield leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Bluefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluefield, ~19% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluefield leans more Republican than 16 of 124 neighbors.
Bluefield runs about 53 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Bluefield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bluefield. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Bluefield 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 Bluefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bluefield votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Bluefield runs about 53 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Bluefield runs against that pattern.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bluefield, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bluefield looks the way it does
Turnout in Bluefield sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Clair, VA R+50
- Falls Mills, VA R+48
- Brush Fork, WV R+70
- Nemours, WV R+66
- Boissevain, VA R+62
- Pocahontas, VA R+61
- Bluefield, WV R+33
- Freeman, WV R+68
- Springville, VA R+57
- Bramwell, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mahtomedi, MN D+16
- Beecher, IL R+31
- Somerset, WI R+31
- Cross City, FL R+64
- Belmont, NH R+24
- Bellwood, VA D+26
- Twin Lakes, WI R+27
- Chesapeake, OH R+52
- Green, OR R+31
- Central City, KY R+45
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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.