Ivy leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Ivy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivy, ~57% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivy leans more Democratic than 73 of 77 neighbors.
Ivy runs about 7 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Why Ivy 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 Ivy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Ivy hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ivy, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ivy looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ivy 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ivy have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yancey Mills, VA D+17
- Charlottesville, VA D+45
- Batesville, VA D+10
- North Garden, VA D+6
- Crozet, VA D+16
- Earlysville, VA D+9
- Hollymead, VA D+8
- White Hall, VA D+10
- Heards, VA D+3
- Free Union, VA D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ridenour, TN R+71
- Morganton, AR R+67
- Phoenix, SC R+63
- Koro, WI R+41
- Edgar, NE R+68
- Briarcliffe Acres, SC R+27
- Moore, MT R+61
- Petrolia, CA D+5
- Nogalus, TX R+78
- Lakeview, LA R+62
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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.