Apple Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Apple Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Apple Grove, ~17% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Apple Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Apple Grove leans more Republican than 48 of 93 neighbors.
Apple Grove runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Apple Grove 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 Apple Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Apple Grove drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Apple Grove fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Apple Grove are family households, above 90% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Apple Grove, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Apple Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Apple Grove sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Henderson, WV R+65
- Raccoon Island, OH R+58
- Glenwood, WV R+60
- Pliny, WV R+60
- Southside, WV R+62
- Mercerville, OH R+70
- Wyoma, WV R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Conrath, WI R+55
- Clarks Hill, IN R+49
- Sunflower, MS D+56
- Gore Springs, MS R+54
- Ogdensburg, WI R+46
- Ridgeway, OH R+63
- Nixonville, SC R+48
- Monument Valley, UT D+54
- Urbana, TX R+65
- Minnesott Beach, NC R+26
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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.