Pleasant Grove West leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Pleasant Grove West typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Grove West, ~31% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Grove West compares
Pleasant Grove West sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Pleasant Grove West runs about 36 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Grove West is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pleasant Grove West. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Pleasant Grove West leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pleasant Grove West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Grove West votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Grove West runs about 36 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Pleasant Grove West is about 80%, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 56%). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Pleasant Grove West are family households, above 94% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Grove West, Chesapeake, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pleasant Grove West looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant Grove West 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 86% of households in Pleasant Grove West own their home, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Great Bridge, Chesapeake, VA R+11
- Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA R+26
- Pleasant Grove East, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- Butts Station, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- Deep Creek South, Chesapeake, VA D+4
- Greenbrier West, Chesapeake, VA D+25
- Deep Creek West, Chesapeake, VA D+5
- Greenbrier East, Chesapeake, VA D+8
- Deep Creek North, Chesapeake, VA D+18
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS D+8
- Magruder, Hampton, VA D+47
- Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL D+38
- Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT D+34
- Cambridgeport, Cambridge, MA D+77
- Churchill, Eugene, OR D+46
- Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+63
- Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA D+18
- Neighbors Southwest, Beaverton, OR D+42
- Eastwood, Syracuse, NY D+37
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.