Green Pond is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Green Pond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Pond, ~15% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Pond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Pond leans more Republican than 57 of 75 neighbors.
Green Pond runs about 56 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Green Pond is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Green Pond 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 Green Pond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Green Pond votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Green Pond runs about 56 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Green Pond are family households, above 82% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Green Pond, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Green Pond looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Green Pond is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Green Pond report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Green Pond have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Climax, VA R+26
- Worlds, VA R+59
- Rondo, VA R+41
- Redeye, VA R+47
- Museville, VA R+54
- Pullens, VA R+49
- Weal, VA R+30
- Chatham, VA R+34
- Whittle, VA R+42
- Sago, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shandon, OH R+62
- Lone Cedar, TX R+72
- Somers, IA R+57
- Elco, IL R+55
- Heartwell, NE R+64
- Bent, NM R+27
- Linlithgo, NY Even
- Little Venice, MI R+38
- Leesville, NY R+34
- Pomeroyton, KY R+66
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.