Pilot is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Pilot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilot, ~19% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilot leans more Republican than 37 of 57 neighbors.
Pilot runs about 60 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pilot is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pilot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Pilot 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 Pilot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pilot votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pilot runs about 60 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Pilot are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pilot, 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 Pilot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pilot 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 98% of adults in Pilot have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Terrys Fork, VA R+44
- Riner, VA R+52
- Check, VA R+45
- Christiansburg, VA R+14
- Poff, VA R+44
- Shawsville, VA R+48
- Simpsons, VA R+44
- Childress, VA R+55
- Floyd, VA R+44
- Copper Hill, VA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hopedale, IL R+51
- Beverly Hills, TX Even
- Rocky Mount, MO R+59
- Merrionette Park, IL D+17
- Tahuya, WA R+10
- Applegate, MI R+49
- Cuba, IL R+38
- Racetrack, MT R+49
- Bylas, AZ D+54
- Russia, OH R+72
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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.