Pearly is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Pearly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pearly, ~16% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pearly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pearly leans more Republican than 9 of 146 neighbors.
Pearly runs about 68 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pearly is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pearly. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Pearly 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 Pearly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Pearly drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pearly fits that profile on both counts. Pearly runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Pearly, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pearly looks the way it does
Turnout in Pearly sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Vansant, VA R+69
- Weller, VA R+68
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- Leach, TN R+65
- Stremmels, PA R+13
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- Higgins, NY R+59
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- Clarkson, NY R+28
- Oketo, KS R+62
- Holland, GA R+65
- Walnut Hill, AL R+65
- Groseclose, VA R+62
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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.