Gholsonville, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Gholsonville

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Gholsonville leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Gholsonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gholsonville, ~32% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Gholsonville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Gholsonville leans more Republican than 40 of 68 neighbors.

Gholsonville runs about 16 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gholsonville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Gholsonville 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 Gholsonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Gholsonville live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Gholsonville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gholsonville, VA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Gholsonville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gholsonville 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.