Dahlia leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Dahlia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dahlia, ~27% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dahlia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dahlia leans more Republican than 56 of 58 neighbors.
Dahlia runs about 31 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dahlia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dahlia 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 Dahlia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Dahlia live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 26%. Dahlia runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Dahlia, VA does.
Why turnout in Dahlia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dahlia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skippers, VA R+6
- Pleasant Hill, NC D+27
- Claresville, VA R+23
- Purdy, VA D+45
- Washington Park, VA D+13
- Garysburg, NC D+56
- Brink, VA D+12
- Emporia, VA D+32
- Westover Hills, VA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Orleans, IL R+54
- Bucks, AL R+5
- New Lancaster, KS R+59
- Cravens, AR R+69
- Pomona, GA D+11
- Paradise Valley, NV R+25
- Sardis, OK R+69
- Half Moon, AR R+71
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.