Pedlar Mills leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Pedlar Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pedlar Mills, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pedlar Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pedlar Mills leans more Republican than 52 of 73 neighbors.
Pedlar Mills runs about 53 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pedlar Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pedlar Mills 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 Pedlar Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pedlar Mills votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pedlar Mills runs about 53 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pedlar Mills sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pedlar Mills, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pedlar Mills looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Pedlar Mills own their home, about 16 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Naola, VA R+48
- Pleasant View, VA R+49
- Monroe, VA R+41
- Elon, VA R+43
- Major, VA R+50
- Coleman Falls, VA R+37
- Waugh, VA R+40
- Sweet Briar, VA R+25
- Big Island, VA R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbot, ME R+44
- Sorrento, ME R+11
- Passaconaway, NH D+18
- Jones Mill, TN R+72
- Salmon, KY R+57
- St. Anthony, MO R+78
- Davisville, KY R+75
- Whiteville, LA R+60
- Ihlen, MN R+62
- Ellamore, WV R+64
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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.