Dickenson County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Dickenson County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dickenson County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dickenson County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Dickenson County leans more Republican than 13 of 19 neighbors.
Dickenson County runs about 72 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Dickenson County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dickenson County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Dickenson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Dickenson County, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dickenson County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 88% of counties). Dickenson County runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Dickenson County, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dickenson County looks the way it does
Turnout in Dickenson County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wise County, VA R+55
- Buchanan County, VA R+67
- Norton City, VA R+39
- Russell County, VA R+68
- Pike County, KY R+63
- Letcher County, KY R+65
- Knott County, KY R+67
- Scott County, VA R+70
- Floyd County, KY R+61
- Washington County, VA R+52
Counties with Similar Populations
- York County, NE R+52
- Calhoun County, SC R+15
- Swain County, NC R+27
- Noble County, OH R+55
- Craig County, OK R+53
- Atoka County, OK R+69
- Estill County, KY R+63
- Massac County, IL R+46
- Claiborne Parish, LA R+11
- Screven County, GA R+23
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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.