Antioch is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Antioch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Antioch, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Antioch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Antioch leans more Republican than 79 of 91 neighbors.
Antioch runs about 31 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Antioch 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 Antioch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Antioch hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Antioch, WV sits below the national average 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 Antioch looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Antioch sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Russelldale, WV R+71
- New Creek, WV R+65
- Burlington, WV R+71
- Rada, WV R+68
- Limestone, WV R+69
- Laurel Dale, WV R+74
- Keyser, WV R+51
- Purgitsville, WV R+65
- Williamsport, WV R+71
- Hartmansville, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parma Center, NY R+29
- Oaks Corners, NY R+24
- Loretto Road, PA R+49
- Bethesda, WV R+60
- Wolf Summit, WV R+63
- Rudderville, TN R+48
- Higgins, OK R+69
- New Hebron, IL R+61
- Ottawa, OK R+59
- Sand Coulee, MT 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.