Pulaski County leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Pulaski County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pulaski County, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pulaski County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pulaski County leans more Republican than 6 of 21 neighbors.
Pulaski County runs about 49 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pulaski County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Pulaski County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pulaski County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pulaski County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in Pulaski County drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Pulaski County runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pulaski County, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pulaski County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pulaski County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Radford City, VA Even
- Giles County, VA R+58
- Montgomery County, VA D+10
- Bland County, VA R+68
- Floyd County, VA R+47
- Wythe County, VA R+57
- Carroll County, VA R+63
- Mercer County, WV R+50
- Monroe County, WV R+63
- Galax City, VA R+38
Counties with Similar Populations
- Seneca County, NY R+18
- Wakulla County, FL R+46
- Marshall County, MS R+3
- Wexford County, MI R+33
- Stark County, ND R+53
- DeSoto County, FL R+35
- Fulton County, IL R+31
- Botetourt County, VA R+45
- Morrison County, MN R+53
- Halifax County, VA R+19
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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.