Vansant is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Vansant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vansant, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vansant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vansant leans more Republican than 61 of 141 neighbors.
Vansant runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Vansant is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vansant 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 Vansant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vansant, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Vansant drive to work alone, above 92% of cities. Vansant 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; Vansant, VA sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Vansant looks the way it does
Turnout in Vansant 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.
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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.