Ruthville leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Ruthville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ruthville, ~43% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ruthville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ruthville leans more Democratic than 68 of 76 neighbors.
Ruthville runs about 20 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Why Ruthville 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 Ruthville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 53% of residents in Ruthville are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Virginia average of 15%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Ruthville have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ruthville, 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 Ruthville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ruthville 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 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roxbury, VA R+18
- Charles City, VA D+9
- Providence Forge, VA R+12
- Upper Brandon, VA D+20
- Holdcroft, VA R+17
- Westover, VA D+35
- Lanexa, VA R+27
- Wayside, VA R+7
- Tallysville, VA R+20
- Kimages, VA D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wainwright, AK D+18
- Little Gap, PA R+39
- Hunt, NY R+51
- Plumwood, OH R+51
- Wicomico, VA R+42
- North Epworth, MI R+20
- Marion Heights, PA R+31
- Hustler, WI R+32
- Krayn, PA R+52
- Kunesh, WI R+35
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.