Dixie is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Dixie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixie, ~9% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixie leans more Republican than 116 of 141 neighbors.
Dixie runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dixie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Dixie 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 Dixie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Dixie live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Dixie sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Dixie are family households, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dixie, 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 Dixie looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Dixie sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dixie sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Dixie report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belva, WV R+66
- Mount Olive, WV R+53
- Carbondale, WV R+54
- Jodie, WV R+59
- Swiss, WV R+72
- Lizemores, WV R+66
- Pond Gap, WV R+54
- Vaughan, WV R+72
- Gauley Bridge, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myra, TX R+80
- Fleming, PA R+28
- Pike, OR R+30
- Sherman Junction, TX R+59
- Old Brazoria, TX R+60
- Chestnut Mound, TN R+66
- Point Peter, GA R+56
- Lowemont, KS R+53
- Lafferty, OH R+58
- Melvin, IA R+65
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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.