Gold Dale leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Gold Dale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gold Dale, ~25% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gold Dale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gold Dale leans more Republican than 49 of 75 neighbors.
Gold Dale runs about 42 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gold Dale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gold Dale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Gold Dale 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 Gold Dale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gold Dale votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gold Dale runs about 42 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gold Dale, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gold Dale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gold Dale 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Gold Dale own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tatum, VA R+48
- Lake of the Woods, VA R+17
- Wilderness, VA R+30
- Locust Grove, VA R+25
- Rhoadesville, VA R+51
- Brockroad, VA R+29
- Burr Hill, VA R+50
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- Uwharrie, NC R+67
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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.