Mendota is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mendota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mendota, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mendota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mendota leans more Republican than 52 of 80 neighbors.
Mendota runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mendota is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mendota 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 Mendota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mendota votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mendota runs about 77 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mendota sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities). A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mendota fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mendota, VA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mendota looks the way it does
Turnout in Mendota 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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- Fidelis, FL R+81
- Mangohick, VA R+32
- River Hill, TN R+70
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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.