Ivanhoe is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Ivanhoe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivanhoe, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivanhoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivanhoe leans more Republican than 64 of 72 neighbors.
Ivanhoe runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ivanhoe is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ivanhoe votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ivanhoe runs about 75 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ivanhoe sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ivanhoe are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ivanhoe, VA sits in the bottom 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 Ivanhoe looks the way it does
Turnout in Ivanhoe 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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- Fries, VA R+64
- Kent, VA R+65
- Cripple Creek, VA R+66
- Stones Mill, VA R+71
- Shorts Creek, VA R+69
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- Furnaceville, NY R+21
- Beechwood Village, KY D+18
- Varnamtown, NC R+50
- Brownstown, PA R+34
- Deal, NJ R+42
- Randolph AFB, TX R+6
- Tippecanoe, IN R+64
- Midway, AR R+58
- Flintstone, MD R+67
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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.