Stephens is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Stephens typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stephens, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stephens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stephens leans more Republican than 76 of 128 neighbors.
Stephens runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Stephens is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stephens 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 Stephens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Stephens hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Stephens runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stephens, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stephens looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stephens is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lipps, VA R+70
- Wise, VA R+55
- Norton, VA R+49
- Dewey, VA R+67
- Flat Gap, VA R+67
- Tacoma, VA R+62
- Round Top, VA R+67
- Pound, VA R+48
- Cranes Nest, VA R+65
- Coeburn, VA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamsville, PA R+57
- Fagan, KY R+63
- San Patricio, NM R+46
- Sadler, TN R+63
- Gotham, WI R+25
- Johnstonville, GA R+25
- Kaupo, HI D+36
- Roebuck, VA R+70
- Schoolton, OK R+66
- Law, TN R+69
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.