Tignor leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Tignor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tignor, ~28% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tignor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tignor leans more Republican than 38 of 105 neighbors.
Tignor runs about 21 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Tignor is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Tignor 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 Tignor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Tignor hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tignor sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities). Tignor 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; Tignor, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Tignor looks the way it does
Turnout in Tignor 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
- Beazley, VA R+8
- Central Point, VA R+23
- Elevon, VA Even
- Newtown, VA R+8
- Hustle, VA D+6
- Caret, VA R+2
- Owenton, VA R+8
- Sparta, VA R+30
- Occupacia, VA D+4
- Jones Corner, VA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woolum, AR R+63
- Woodson, OR R+33
- Venator, OR R+65
- Domingo, NM D+20
- Long Valley, AZ R+12
- Lemmon, ND R+41
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.