Delray is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Delray typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delray, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Delray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Delray leans more Republican than 65 of 69 neighbors.
Delray runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Delray. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Delray 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 Delray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Delray live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Delray are family households, above 95% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Delray, WV does.
Why turnout in Delray looks the way it does
Turnout in Delray sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirby, WV R+66
- Augusta, WV R+66
- Millbrook, WV R+63
- Rio, WV R+64
- Yellow Spring, WV R+62
- Pleasantdale, WV R+66
- Shanks, WV R+65
- Loom, WV R+61
- Wardensville, WV R+60
- Capon Springs, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Cliff, WI D+60
- Niantic, IL R+51
- Cobb, OK R+64
- Bridgewater, SD R+57
- White Mound, TX R+70
- Denver, NY Even
- Camp Creek, TN R+72
- Lynch, KY R+56
- Ira, VA R+70
- Butte Falls, OR R+40
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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.