Pound, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pound

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pound leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Pound typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pound, ~14% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pound compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pound leans more Republican than 1 of 131 neighbors.

Pound runs about 54 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pound is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pound. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 67 points.

Why Pound 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 Pound, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Pound votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pound sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). Pound runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pound, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Pound looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pound is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Pound report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Pound have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.