Yancey Mills, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Yancey Mills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Yancey Mills leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 88% of adults in Yancey Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yancey Mills, ~51% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Yancey Mills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Yancey Mills leans more Democratic than 75 of 76 neighbors.

Yancey Mills runs about 11 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Why Yancey Mills 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 Yancey Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Yancey Mills hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Yancey Mills, VA sits in the top tenth 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 Yancey Mills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yancey Mills is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.