Union Level leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Union Level typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union Level, ~25% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union Level compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Union Level leans more Republican than 56 of 66 neighbors.
Union Level runs about 38 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Union Level is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Union Level 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 Union Level, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Union Level hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Union Level drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. Union Level runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Union Level, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Union Level looks the way it does
Turnout in Union Level 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
- Lombardy Grove, VA D+17
- Baskerville, VA R+27
- South Hill, VA D+3
- Redlawn, VA R+40
- North View, VA R+23
- The Ridge, VA R+21
- Boydton, VA R+26
- La Crosse, VA R+13
- Marengo, VA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- May Valley, CO R+67
- Nebraska, NC R+11
- Locustdale, PA R+50
- Atkinson Mills, ME R+42
- Ola, SD R+65
- Taylor Settlement, NY R+37
- Parkdale, MO R+40
- Brentford, SD R+51
- Union, IN R+60
- Kingstown, MD D+6
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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.