Dewey is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Dewey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dewey, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dewey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dewey leans more Republican than 64 of 130 neighbors.
Dewey runs about 73 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dewey is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dewey 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 Dewey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Dewey, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Dewey runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dewey, VA sits below the national average 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 Dewey looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Dewey own their home, about 20 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pound, VA R+48
- Flat Gap, VA R+67
- Lipps, VA R+70
- Stephens, VA R+69
- Payne Gap, KY R+60
- Round Top, VA R+67
- Wise, VA R+55
- Mayking, KY R+68
- Burdine, KY R+66
- Jenkins, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklinton, GA Even
- Sessums, MS D+14
- North Greenfield, OH R+65
- Marvels Crossroads, DE R+37
- Lulaton, GA R+78
- Huntsboro, NC R+21
- Pink, PA R+43
- Chase Mills, ME R+43
- Lake Harmony, PA R+31
- Copeland, FL 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.