Kents Store leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Kents Store typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kents Store, ~33% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kents Store compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kents Store leans more Republican than 20 of 79 neighbors.
Kents Store runs about 24 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Kents Store is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kents Store. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Kents Store 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 Kents Store, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Kents Store drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Kents Store runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Kents Store, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Kents Store looks the way it does
Turnout in Kents Store sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trevilians, VA R+26
- Hadensville, VA R+37
- Wildwood, VA R+16
- Wilmington, VA R+12
- Columbia, VA R+33
- Stage Junction, VA R+8
- Yanceyville, VA R+27
- Zion Crossroads, VA Even
- Louisa, VA R+26
- Palmyra, VA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Port Washington, OH R+63
- Seth Ward, TX R+65
- Milford, IL R+57
- Tye, TX R+66
- Bowman, ND R+58
- Amsterdam, OH R+63
- Westpoint, IN R+30
- Spofford, NH D+7
- Farnham, VA R+38
- Manitou, KY R+62
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.