Goldbond is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Goldbond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goldbond, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goldbond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goldbond leans more Republican than 25 of 91 neighbors.
Goldbond runs about 60 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Goldbond is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Goldbond 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 Goldbond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Goldbond live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Goldbond fits that profile on both counts. Goldbond runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Goldbond, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Goldbond looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goldbond 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pembroke, VA R+55
- Zenith, WV R+65
- Klotz, VA R+60
- Eggleston, VA R+56
- Pearisburg, VA R+58
- Cashmere, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mayday, GA R+66
- Odell, IN R+49
- Coates, MN R+32
- Vernon, TN R+71
- Darlington, OH R+60
- Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI D+16
- Lasca, AL R+13
- Rodney, PA R+51
- Holly, TX R+55
- Hoosierville, IN R+52
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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.