Dellslow leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Dellslow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dellslow, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dellslow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dellslow leans more Republican than 11 of 167 neighbors.
Dellslow runs about 18 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dellslow. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Dellslow 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 Dellslow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dellslow votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Dellslow are family households, above 96% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Dellslow, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dellslow looks the way it does
Turnout in Dellslow sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brookhaven, WV R+15
- Rohr, WV R+31
- Morgantown, WV D+13
- Cheat Lake, WV R+7
- Cascade, WV R+56
- Westover, WV D+5
- Baker Ridge, WV D+2
- Masontown, WV R+55
- Star City, WV D+20
- Granville, WV R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weber City, VA R+65
- College Hill, MS R+14
- Long Creek, IL R+45
- White Swan, WA D+18
- Atoka, NM R+68
- Virgilina, VA R+53
- Goodspring, TN R+71
- Woodsville, NH R+17
- West Swanzey, NH R+11
- Nichols, NY R+42
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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.