Round Top is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Round Top typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Round Top, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Round Top compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Round Top leans more Republican than 44 of 128 neighbors.
Round Top runs about 72 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Round Top is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Round Top. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Round Top 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 Round Top, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Round Top, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Virginia average of 29%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Round Top are family households, above 92% of cities. Round Top 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; Round Top, 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 Round Top looks the way it does
Turnout in Round Top sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Toms Creek, VA R+65
- Herald, VA R+68
- Pound, VA R+48
- Stephens, VA R+69
- Nora, VA R+71
- Mc Clure, VA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- McMillan, OK R+65
- Iron City, OH R+57
- Shooting Creek, NC R+46
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
- Orwell, NY R+39
- Etta, MS R+79
- Mountain Grove, AL R+81
- Okee, WI R+18
- Ritchey, MO R+69
- Boar Tush, AL R+81
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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.