Pisgah is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Pisgah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pisgah, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pisgah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pisgah leans more Republican than 45 of 130 neighbors.
Pisgah runs about 69 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pisgah is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pisgah. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Pisgah 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 Pisgah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Pisgah drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pisgah sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities). Pisgah runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pisgah, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pisgah looks the way it does
Turnout in Pisgah sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sayersville, VA R+68
- Bandy, VA R+71
- North Tazewell, VA R+59
- Tazewell, VA R+54
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Cliffield, VA R+66
- Liberty, VA R+65
- Cove Creek, VA R+70
- Bishop, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Royal, IL R+56
- Comfort, WV R+64
- Edgemont, AR R+60
- Hillsboro, IA R+51
- Keyton, AL R+53
- Oakland, OH R+45
- Richmond, IA R+40
- Roberts, MD R+36
- Union Ridge, TN R+69
- Smartsburg, IN R+57
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.