Nuttall leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Nuttall typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nuttall, ~29% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nuttall compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nuttall leans more Republican than 57 of 79 neighbors.
Nuttall runs about 43 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Nuttall is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Nuttall 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 Nuttall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nuttall votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Nuttall runs about 43 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nuttall, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nuttall looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nuttall 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Nuttall own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Nuttall have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hartfield, VA R+32
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- McClure, OH R+57
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- Wauzeka, WI R+38
- Huetter, ID R+44
- Toddville, IA R+28
- Shady Grove, MO R+41
- Murtaugh, ID R+64
- Segno, TX R+59
- Carsonville, MI R+51
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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.