Pampa leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pampa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pampa, ~21% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pampa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pampa leans more Republican than 81 of 95 neighbors.
Pampa runs about 48 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pampa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pampa 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 Pampa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pampa votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pampa runs about 48 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Pampa are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pampa, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Pampa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pampa 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pampa have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harcum, VA R+40
- Saluda, VA R+30
- Signpine, VA R+50
- Freeport, VA R+42
- Shacklefords, VA R+34
- Plain View, VA R+35
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- Seiad Valley, CA R+27
- Pence Springs, WV R+52
- Quines Creek, OR R+39
- Fort Ogden, FL R+61
- Clearmont, MO R+66
- Spring Lake, IN R+41
- Empire, LA R+21
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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.