Alum Bridge is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Alum Bridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alum Bridge, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alum Bridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alum Bridge leans more Republican than 97 of 134 neighbors.
Alum Bridge runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Alum Bridge 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 Alum Bridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Alum Bridge, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Alum Bridge sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Alum Bridge, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Alum Bridge looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Alum Bridge own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vadis, WV R+67
- Hurst, WV R+67
- Camden, WV R+65
- Copley, WV R+66
- Linn, WV R+65
- Churchville, WV R+62
- Troy, WV R+66
- St. Clara, WV R+67
- Pricetown, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moe, SD R+52
- Raymond City, WV R+52
- Millburne, WY R+77
- New Harmony, MO R+69
- East Benton, PA R+24
- Denning, AR R+60
- Canyon, MN R+9
- La Clede, IL R+70
- Sondheimer, LA R+55
- Togo, TX R+66
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.