Mount Garland leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mount Garland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Garland, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Garland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Garland leans more Republican than 54 of 85 neighbors.
Mount Garland runs about 38 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mount Garland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mount Garland 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 Mount Garland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Garland votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mount Garland runs about 38 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Mount Garland are family households, above 89% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mount Garland, 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 Mount Garland looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Garland 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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- Yanceyville, VA R+27
- Bumpass, VA R+42
- Ellisville, VA R+33
- Louisa, VA R+26
- Trevilians, VA R+26
- South Anna, VA R+40
- Thornhill, VA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sprague, WA R+62
- Lorane, IN R+56
- Lake Tanglewood, TX R+72
- Forestburgh, NY R+3
- Marysville, MT R+42
- Crescent City, IL R+53
- Modesto, IL R+59
- Glover, OK R+72
- McLane, PA R+26
- Macedonia, 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.