Dingess is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Dingess typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dingess, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dingess compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dingess leans more Republican than 113 of 136 neighbors.
Dingess runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Dingess 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 Dingess, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Dingess hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Dingess is about 97%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Dingess are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dingess, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dingess looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dingess is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Dingess report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Dingess have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trace, WV R+80
- Troy Town, WV R+70
- Shively, WV R+72
- Lenore, WV R+74
- Breeden, WV R+81
- Verdunville, WV R+66
- Kirk, WV R+79
- Pine Creek, WV R+66
- Holden, WV R+66
- Scarlet, WV R+75
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- St. Edward, NE R+63
- Daisetta, TX R+78
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- Haywood City, MO R+67
- Mott, ND R+70
- Illinois City, IL R+38
- Benkelman, NE R+61
- Silver Creek, WA R+40
- Idaville, IN R+56
- Chickasaw, OH R+82
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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.