Dartmoor is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Dartmoor typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dartmoor, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dartmoor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dartmoor leans more Republican than 75 of 131 neighbors.
Dartmoor runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Dartmoor 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 Dartmoor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Dartmoor hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Dartmoor drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dartmoor, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Dartmoor looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Dartmoor report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dartmoor sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Dartmoor have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Junior, WV R+64
- Belington, WV R+61
- Weaver, WV R+65
- Meadowville, WV R+62
- Talbott, WV R+65
- Harding, WV R+65
- Werner, WV R+65
- Crystal Springs, WV R+51
- Norton, WV R+65
- Gilman, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buena Vista, NY R+53
- Lake Bruce, IN R+56
- Carmel, OH R+68
- Parrish, WI R+38
- Ralston, PA R+63
- Brandon, MO R+68
- Ridgeville, PA R+37
- Keo, AR R+48
- Edgewater Park, OK R+58
- Posey, CA R+44
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, 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.