Jett is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Jett typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jett, ~12% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jett leans more Republican than 61 of 75 neighbors.
Jett runs about 74 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Jett is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jett. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Jett 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 Jett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Jett hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Jett drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. Jett runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Jett, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jett looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Jett own their home, about 15 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Grahams Forge, VA R+73
- Shorts Creek, VA R+69
- Richardson, VA R+65
- Austinville, VA R+68
- Draper, VA R+60
- Kayoulah, VA R+58
- Hillsville, VA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adel, OR R+71
- Penn, ND R+46
- Skelton, WV R+32
- Ardoch, ND R+59
- Sheridan, PA R+61
- Atwood, PA R+62
- Owdoms, SC R+36
- Lumberton, VA R+24
- Latimer, KS R+66
- Oilfield, IL 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.