Doddridge County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Doddridge County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Doddridge County, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Doddridge County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Doddridge County is the most Republican-leaning.
Doddridge County runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Doddridge 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 Doddridge County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Doddridge County hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Doddridge County is about 92%, well above similar-sized counties (around 63%). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Doddridge County are family households, above 91% of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Doddridge County, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Doddridge County looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Doddridge County have completed high school, below 79% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Ritchie County, WV R+68
- Tyler County, WV R+61
- Harrison County, WV R+41
- Lewis County, WV R+57
- Wetzel County, WV R+57
- Gilmer County, WV R+40
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
- Marion County, WV R+37
- Upshur County, WV R+55
- Taylor County, WV R+55
Counties with Similar Populations
- Taylor County, GA R+22
- Northwest Arctic Borough, AK D+17
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Searcy County, AR R+68
- Humphreys County, MS D+43
- Major County, OK R+73
- Anderson County, KS R+58
- Pocahontas County, WV R+55
- Richardson County, NE R+55
- Power County, ID R+46
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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.