Dryfork leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Dryfork typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dryfork, ~21% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dryfork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dryfork leans more Republican than 4 of 78 neighbors.
Politically, Dryfork sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dryfork. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Dryfork 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 Dryfork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Dryfork live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Dryfork, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dryfork looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dryfork is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 66% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laneville, WV R+56
- Harman, WV R+67
- Sully, WV R+66
- Hendricks, WV R+39
- Davis, WV R+26
- Teterton, WV R+72
- Seneca Rocks, WV R+72
- Douglas, WV R+47
- Alpena, WV R+68
- Wymer, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waiteville, WV R+61
- Wakelee, MI R+41
- Lockhart Junction, SC R+53
- Plainview, GA R+79
- Alhambra, VA R+46
- Inman, NE R+74
- Swanburg, MN R+31
- Roe, AR R+72
- McKinney, AR R+27
- Sweet Briar, VA R+25
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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.