Gether leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Gether typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gether, ~26% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gether compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gether leans more Republican than 57 of 100 neighbors.
Gether runs about 32 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gether is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gether. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Gether 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 Gether, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Gether live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gether sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). Gether runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gether, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gether looks the way it does
Turnout in Gether sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sparta, VA R+30
- Owenton, VA R+8
- Central Point, VA R+23
- Shumansville, VA R+16
- Keith, VA R+34
- Tignor, VA R+15
- Jones Corner, VA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fleming, KS R+50
- Stannard, VT R+20
- Orma, WV R+64
- Mammoth, MO R+67
- Pershing, IA R+50
- Lafontaine, KS R+70
- East Winthrop, ME R+8
- Rock, IL R+58
- Moccasin, TN R+75
- Sonora, MS R+59
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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.