Deel is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Deel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deel, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deel leans more Republican than 110 of 144 neighbors.
Deel runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Deel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Deel 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 Deel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Deel, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Deel runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Deel, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deel looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Deel own their home, about 14 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tookland, VA R+66
- Oakwood, VA R+60
- Mount Heron, VA R+70
- Harman, VA R+49
- Grundy, VA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Armour, NC D+18
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Mandata, PA R+67
- Center Station, OH R+67
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Chance, KY R+72
- Spring Hill, KY R+59
- Ensign, TX R+67
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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.