Ethel leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ethel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ethel, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ethel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ethel leans more Republican than 102 of 118 neighbors.
Ethel runs about 44 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ethel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ethel. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Ethel 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 Ethel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Ethel drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Ethel runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Ethel, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ethel looks the way it does
Turnout in Ethel 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
- Farmers Fork, VA R+39
- Lyells, VA R+10
- Newland, VA R+46
- Warsaw, VA R+29
- Templeman, VA D+7
- Desha, VA D+7
- Mount Landing, VA Even
- Kennard, VA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shin Pond, ME R+30
- Dinsmore, CA R+16
- Victory, VT R+19
- Vernon, KS R+61
- Freeland Park, IN R+60
- Wolf, WY R+62
- Choctaw, AR R+62
- West Seboeis, ME R+30
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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.