Pilgrims Knob is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Pilgrims Knob typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilgrims Knob, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilgrims Knob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilgrims Knob leans more Republican than 103 of 150 neighbors.
Pilgrims Knob runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pilgrims Knob is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pilgrims Knob 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 Pilgrims Knob, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pilgrims Knob votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pilgrims Knob runs about 77 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pilgrims Knob sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pilgrims Knob sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pilgrims Knob, VA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Pilgrims Knob looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pilgrims Knob sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jewell Valley, VA R+72
- Paynesville, WV R+77
- Bradshaw, WV R+76
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- Leonard, ND R+45
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- Lakeside, WA R+27
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- Perkins, LA R+83
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- Kenney, TX R+68
- Stevensburg, VA R+40
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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.