Davy is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Davy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davy, ~11% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davy leans more Republican than 74 of 158 neighbors.
Davy runs about 28 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Davy 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 Davy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Davy hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Davy is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Davy, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Davy looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Davy sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twin Branch, WV R+70
- Mohegan, WV R+67
- Hensley, WV R+70
- Erin, WV R+68
- Big Sandy, WV R+76
- Roderfield, WV R+71
- Stoneville, WV R+73
- Welch, WV R+32
- Premier, WV R+70
- Caretta, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Elizabeth, PA R+25
- Old Salem, TX R+63
- Hitterdal, MN R+35
- Brewster, KS R+82
- Weber, GA R+81
- McAllister, WI R+42
- Plevna, IN R+63
- New Fane, WI R+50
- Pinos Altos, NM D+8
- Shoal Creek Drive, MO R+28
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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.