Alum Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Alum Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alum Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alum Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alum Creek leans more Republican than 59 of 128 neighbors.
Alum Creek runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Alum Creek 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 Creek, 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 Creek, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Alum Creek, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Alum Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Alum Creek sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Priestley, WV R+59
- Sumerco, WV R+61
- Tornado, WV R+53
- Sod, WV R+63
- Emmons, WV R+54
- Jefferson, WV R+41
- Upper Falls, WV R+42
- Loudendale, WV R+53
- Dartmont, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rivesville, WV R+51
- Hartland, VT D+18
- Newfoundland, PA R+40
- Cove City, NC R+27
- Durant, IA R+35
- Ocoee, TN R+72
- Auxvasse, MO R+56
- Carrollton, AL R+21
- Okarche, OK R+72
- Shirley, AR R+61
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.