Dawley Corners leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Dawley Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dawley Corners, ~23% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dawley Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dawley Corners leans more Republican than 10 of 18 neighbors.
Dawley Corners runs about 54 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dawley Corners is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dawley Corners 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 Dawley Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dawley Corners votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dawley Corners runs about 54 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Dawley Corners are family households, above 75% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dawley Corners, VA sits in the top tenth 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 Dawley Corners looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dawley Corners is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Shawboro, NC R+50
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- Spring Creek, TN R+66
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- White Plains, GA R+13
- Swan Lake, NY R+25
- Oaklawn, LA R+41
- West Enfield, ME R+32
- Highland, KS R+55
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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.