Roth is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Roth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roth, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roth leans more Republican than 36 of 143 neighbors.
Roth runs about 73 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Roth is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roth. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Roth 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 Roth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Roth hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Roth drive to work alone, above 94% of cities. Roth runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Roth, 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 Roth looks the way it does
Turnout in Roth 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.
Nearby Cities
- Patterson, VA R+68
- Marvin, VA R+68
- Oakwood, VA R+60
- Whitewood, VA R+72
- Page, VA R+62
- Pilgrims Knob, VA R+71
- Mount Heron, VA R+70
- Janey, VA R+69
- Slate, VA R+70
- Harman, VA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guion, IN R+65
- Weaverton, KY R+50
- Colton, OH R+54
- Conchas Dam, NM R+42
- Hillside, PA R+48
- Georgetown, NC D+9
- Ottawa, WV R+64
- Bison, KS R+64
- Woodward, SC D+32
- Vinnie, KY R+69
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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.