Naturl Br Sta is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Naturl Br Sta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Naturl Br Sta, ~17% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Naturl Br Sta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Naturl Br Sta is the most Republican-leaning.
Naturl Br Sta runs about 67 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Naturl Br Sta is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Naturl Br Sta 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 Naturl Br Sta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Naturl Br Sta hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Naturl Br Sta is about 97%, well above similar-sized cities (around 77%). Naturl Br Sta runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Naturl Br Sta, VA does.
Why turnout in Naturl Br Sta looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Naturl Br Sta own their home, about 22 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Natural Bridge Station, VA R+59
- Glasgow, VA R+33
- Natural Bridge, VA R+42
- Big Island, VA R+54
- Buffalo Forge, VA R+37
- Major, VA R+50
- Sedalia, VA R+55
- Naola, VA R+48
- Coltons Mill, VA R+54
- Waugh, VA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schley, IA R+45
- Waldrop, VA R+30
- Lemert, OH R+68
- Rodney, PA R+51
- Oak Grove, CO R+35
- Cundiyo, NM D+30
- Curran, WI R+46
- Holly, TX R+55
- Bear Creek, AR R+64
- White Oaks, TN R+60
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.