Weyers Cave leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Weyers Cave typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weyers Cave, ~24% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weyers Cave compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weyers Cave leans more Republican than 25 of 74 neighbors.
Weyers Cave runs about 47 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Weyers Cave is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Weyers Cave 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 Weyers Cave, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weyers Cave votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Weyers Cave runs about 47 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Weyers Cave are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weyers Cave, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Weyers Cave looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Weyers Cave have completed high school, about 8 points above the Virginia average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Port Republic, VA R+44
- Piedmont, VA R+57
- New Hope, VA R+56
- Bridgewater, VA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Amberley, OH D+20
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- Plains, PA R+9
- Georgetown, IL R+44
- Crum Lynne, PA D+13
- Ovid, MI R+30
- Helenwood, TN R+64
- Plainview, MN R+37
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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.