Cove Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Cove Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cove Creek, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cove Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cove Creek leans more Republican than 89 of 108 neighbors.
Cove Creek runs about 76 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Cove Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cove 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 Cove Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cove Creek votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Cove Creek runs about 76 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cove Creek sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cove Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cove Creek, VA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Cove Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cove 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Cove Creek own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tazewell, VA R+54
- Gratton, VA R+59
- North Tazewell, VA R+59
- Pisgah, VA R+63
- Liberty, VA R+65
- Wittens Mills, VA R+65
- Tannersville, VA R+68
- Sayersville, VA R+68
- Chatham Hill, VA R+66
- Ceres, VA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tasco, KS R+86
- Shepard, ND R+51
- Corinth, VA R+40
- Meadville, WV R+68
- Tamora, NE R+63
- Eustis, ME R+28
- Evansville, MS R+47
- Brownsville, SC R+39
- Rosemont, NE R+73
- Higgins Corners, PA R+58
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.