Amma is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Amma typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amma, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Amma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Amma leans more Republican than 49 of 102 neighbors.
Amma runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Amma 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 Amma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Amma hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Amma, WV sits in the bottom 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 Amma looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Amma have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Newton, WV R+60
- Looneyville, WV R+61
- Walton, WV R+64
- Roxalana, WV R+61
- Procious, WV R+62
- Clendenin, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rutsonville, NY R+11
- Colton, WA R+42
- Ridgeway, TX R+78
- Hartland, MN R+45
- Pemberton, MN R+48
- West Sebewa, MI R+46
- Montmorenci, PA R+50
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- Woodruff, AZ R+55
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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.