Glasgow leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Glasgow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glasgow, ~30% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glasgow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glasgow leans more Republican than 9 of 69 neighbors.
Glasgow runs about 39 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Glasgow is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glasgow. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Glasgow 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 Glasgow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glasgow votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Glasgow runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Glasgow, VA sits in the top 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 Glasgow looks the way it does
Turnout in Glasgow 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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- Lexington, VA R+8
- Riverside, VA R+39
- East Lexington, VA R+38
- Rapps Mill, VA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albertson, NC R+41
- Teachey, NC R+3
- Sterling, OH R+57
- Monticello, UT R+62
- Keuka Park, NY R+4
- Monteagle, TN R+59
- St. George, MO D+10
- Tullytown, PA R+7
- Verona, MO R+66
- New Fairview, TX R+68
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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.