Sayersville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Sayersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sayersville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sayersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sayersville leans more Republican than 74 of 129 neighbors.
Sayersville runs about 74 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Sayersville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sayersville 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 Sayersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Sayersville drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sayersville sits in the bottom quarter (about 4%, in the bottom fraction of cities). Sayersville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sayersville, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sayersville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Sayersville own their home, about 24 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bandy, VA R+71
- Pisgah, VA R+63
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Bishop, VA R+71
- North Tazewell, VA R+59
- Cliffield, VA R+66
- Vallscreek, WV R+65
- Tazewell, VA R+54
- Bishop, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rome, MS R+12
- Raynor, VA R+32
- Harveysburg, IN R+64
- Henrys Mill, PA R+52
- Hamilton, ND R+57
- Rodeo, NM R+55
- Stone, ID R+84
- Treece, KS R+68
- Lyonville, SD R+59
- Oscar, WV R+64
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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.