Iron Gate is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Iron Gate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Iron Gate, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Iron Gate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Iron Gate leans more Republican than 28 of 61 neighbors.
Iron Gate runs about 60 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Iron Gate is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Iron Gate 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 Iron Gate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Iron Gate drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Iron Gate sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). Iron Gate runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Iron Gate, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Iron Gate looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Iron Gate own their home, about 14 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Low Moor, VA R+57
- Longdale, VA R+61
- Mallow, VA R+57
- Gala, VA R+59
- Rich Patch, VA R+59
- Griffith, VA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allison, PA R+38
- Salem, MS R+49
- Tutor Key, KY R+70
- Cory, CO R+56
- Louann, AR R+69
- Shippingport, PA R+45
- Willettsville, OH R+68
- Turin, NY R+55
- Kilkenny, MN R+46
- Treaty, IN R+61
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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.