Dante is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Dante typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dante, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dante compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dante leans more Republican than 64 of 123 neighbors.
Dante runs about 75 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dante is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dante 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 Dante, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Dante hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Dante drive to work alone, above 86% of cities. Dante runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dante, VA sits in the bottom 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 Dante looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dante is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Dante rent, above 88% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Dante sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Ridgeway, IA R+41
- Volta, CA R+19
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- Briar, MO R+70
- Frankford, WV R+56
- Norvell, MI R+29
- Burnham, ME R+34
- Woodstock, OH R+65
- Renova, MS D+45
- Pantego, NC R+27
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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.