Jewell Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Jewell Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jewell Ridge, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jewell Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jewell Ridge leans more Republican than 120 of 138 neighbors.
Jewell Ridge runs about 78 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Jewell Ridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jewell Ridge. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Jewell Ridge 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 Jewell Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jewell Ridge, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Jewell Ridge sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities). Jewell Ridge runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jewell Ridge, 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 Jewell Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Jewell Ridge have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Jewell Ridge rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jewell Valley, VA R+72
- Seaboard, VA R+68
- Whitewood, VA R+72
- Red Ash, VA R+67
- Doran, VA R+66
- Mouth of Laurel, VA R+73
- Warriormine, WV R+71
- Vallscreek, WV R+65
- Richlands, VA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Higdon, MO R+70
- Stokesdale, PA R+51
- Sherwood, TN R+58
- Stratton, NE R+79
- Sunshine, OH R+60
- Middleton, GA R+62
- Olsonville, SD D+35
- Roachester, OH R+49
- Gladstone, IL R+29
- Goltry, OK R+79
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.