Rose Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 20 of 105 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 76 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Rose Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Rose Hill drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Rose Hill runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rose Hill, VA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rose Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Rose Hill sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mary Alice, KY R+76
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Trimble, MO R+52
- Garrett Park, MD D+68
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- Ola, TX R+58
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- Burton, TX R+63
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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.