Pons leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Pons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pons, ~29% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pons leans more Republican than 30 of 53 neighbors.
Pons runs about 31 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pons is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pons. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Pons 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 Pons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pons votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pons runs about 31 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pons sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pons, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pons looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pons 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elberon, VA R+14
- Comet, VA R+23
- Raynor, VA R+32
- Rushmere, VA Even
- Moorings, VA R+11
- Dendron, VA R+10
- Surry, VA D+16
- Isle of Wight, VA R+27
- Lawson, VA R+18
- Whitley, VA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandy Ridge, TN R+68
- Roosevelt City, NJ R+40
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Uno, KY R+58
- Doyle, GA D+22
- West Kill, NY D+8
- Wayne, MT R+50
- Waverley, ME R+32
- Udall, MO R+67
- Methvin, LA R+84
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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.