Mountain View is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Mountain View typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain View, ~22% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain View leans more Republican than 17 of 81 neighbors.
Mountain View runs about 56 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mountain View is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mountain View 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 Mountain View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mountain View votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Mountain View runs about 56 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mountain View, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mountain View looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mountain View is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Mountain View own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mountain View have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eggleston, VA R+56
- Belspring, VA R+35
- Staffordsville, VA R+64
- Highland, VA R+58
- Whitethorne, VA R+18
- Pepper, VA R+30
- Pembroke, VA R+55
- Klotz, VA R+60
- Pearisburg, VA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland, WA R+22
- Sugarland, MD D+13
- Sycamore, CA R+41
- Dudley, SD R+60
- Elbert, TX R+83
- Shady Grove, NC R+34
- Sherman, KS R+66
- Searight, AL R+74
- Elkinsville, IN R+54
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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.