Gibson Station is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Gibson Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gibson Station, ~10% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gibson Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gibson Station leans more Republican than 21 of 103 neighbors.
Gibson Station runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gibson Station is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gibson Station 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 Gibson Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gibson Station votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gibson Station runs about 77 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Gibson Station drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gibson Station, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gibson Station looks the way it does
Turnout in Gibson Station 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.
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- Miracle, KY R+79
- Cumberland Gap, TN R+60
- Black Snake, KY R+80
- Varilla, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morse, OK R+68
- Bowring, OK R+52
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- Holland, GA R+65
- Groseclose, VA R+62
- Earlton, KS R+61
- Oketo, KS R+62
- Lydia, TX R+78
- Oyster Creek, NJ R+17
- Romeroville, NM D+5
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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.