Weal leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Weal typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weal, ~17% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weal leans more Republican than 22 of 72 neighbors.
Weal runs about 36 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Weal is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weal. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Weal 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 Weal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Weal drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Weal sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities). Weal runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Weal, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Weal looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Weal is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Weal have completed high school, below 96% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Weal sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chatham, VA R+34
- Rondo, VA R+41
- Climax, VA R+26
- Green Pond, VA R+50
- Pleasant Gap, VA R+44
- Swansonville, VA R+38
- Spring Garden, VA R+55
- Dry Fork, VA R+52
- Whittle, VA R+42
- Redeye, VA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chesterfield, IL R+55
- Northfield, IA R+50
- Butte City, CA R+62
- Old Town, OR R+38
- East Gilead, MI R+50
- Knowlton, WI R+38
- Osceola, LA R+65
- Neosheo, KY R+61
- Whitcomb, IN R+66
- West Alton, MO R+52
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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.