Mew is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Mew typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mew, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mew compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mew leans more Republican than 70 of 93 neighbors.
Mew runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mew is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mew 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 Mew, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Mew hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Mew drive to work alone, above 92% of cities. Mew 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; Mew, 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 Mew looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Mew have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Upperglade, WV R+72
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- North Hampton, IL R+34
- Glen Haven, CO R+15
- Hardy, MS R+57
- Parkers Ferry, SC D+21
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- Revere, MO R+63
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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.