Loves Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Loves Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loves Mill, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loves Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loves Mill leans more Republican than 43 of 67 neighbors.
Loves Mill runs about 71 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Loves Mill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Loves Mill 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 Loves Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Loves Mill votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Loves Mill runs about 71 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Loves Mill drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Loves Mill, VA sits below the national average 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 Loves Mill looks the way it does
Turnout in Loves Mill 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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- Lodi, VA R+67
- Stony Battery, VA R+64
- Taylors Valley, VA R+60
- Page Hollow, VA R+60
- Emory, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Teanaway, WA R+24
- Jersey, GA R+71
- Martin, LA R+82
- Burlington, WY R+80
- Foster, OR R+43
- Dexterville, NY R+37
- Plymouth, NE R+64
- North Anna, VA R+14
- Subligna, GA R+76
- Beverly Beach, WA D+47
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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.