Pullens leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Pullens typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pullens, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pullens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pullens leans more Republican than 45 of 69 neighbors.
Pullens runs about 55 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pullens is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pullens 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 Pullens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pullens votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Pullens runs about 55 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pullens sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pullens are family households, above 84% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pullens, 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 Pullens looks the way it does
Turnout in Pullens sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Whittle, VA R+42
- Worlds, VA R+59
- Sago, VA R+50
- Gretna, VA R+36
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- Gardner, MI R+47
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- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.