Zepp is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Zepp typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zepp, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zepp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zepp leans more Republican than 45 of 70 neighbors.
Zepp runs about 60 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Zepp is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Zepp 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 Zepp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Zepp votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Zepp runs about 60 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Zepp sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Zepp are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Zepp, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Zepp looks the way it does
Turnout in Zepp 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
- Star Tannery, VA R+51
- Maurertown, VA R+53
- Fishers Hill, VA R+53
- Toms Brook, VA R+50
- Wardensville, WV R+60
- Strasburg, VA R+42
- Perry, WV R+59
- Oranda, VA R+47
- Capon Springs, WV R+61
- Woodstock, VA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Hill, PA R+59
- Oxbow, ME R+45
- Benoit, WI D+8
- Brookston, PA R+50
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.