Wolftown leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wolftown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolftown, ~22% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolftown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolftown leans more Republican than 58 of 82 neighbors.
Wolftown runs about 46 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Wolftown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wolftown 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 Wolftown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wolftown live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Wolftown are family households, above 80% of cities. Wolftown 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; Wolftown, VA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Wolftown looks the way it does
Turnout in Wolftown 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
- Hood, VA R+34
- Shelby, VA R+40
- Banco, VA R+37
- Madison, VA R+32
- Syria, VA R+35
- Graves Mill, VA R+40
- Pratts, VA R+34
- Rochelle, VA R+33
- Stanardsville, VA R+37
- Leon, VA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Gifford, IA R+49
- Pinkston, NC D+7
- Briggsdale, CO R+72
- Seward, OH R+55
- Padroni, CO R+73
- Petran, MN R+40
- Amherst, CO R+71
- Park, KS R+83
- Elmfield, LA R+69
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.