Pleasant Gap leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Pleasant Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Gap, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Gap leans more Republican than 52 of 74 neighbors.
Pleasant Gap runs about 50 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Gap is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Gap. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+52), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Gap votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Gap runs about 50 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Gap, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pleasant Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Gap sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dry Fork, VA R+52
- Blairs, VA R+19
- Spring Garden, VA R+55
- Weal, VA R+30
- Chatham, VA R+34
- Hinesville, VA R+52
- Danville, VA D+13
- Swansonville, VA R+38
- Rondo, VA R+41
- Bachelors Hall, VA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delta, LA R+73
- Somerton, OH R+65
- Yankeetown, IN R+46
- St. Bernard, NE R+75
- Hudson, MO R+67
- Needmore, OH R+71
- Humptulips, WA R+26
- New Era, GA R+28
- Riffle, IL R+70
- Manila, CA D+34
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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.