Arden is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Arden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arden, ~9% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arden leans more Republican than 134 of 183 neighbors.
Arden runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Arden 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 Arden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Arden, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Arden sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Arden are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Arden, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Arden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Arden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moatsville, WV R+65
- Stringtown, WV R+63
- Meriden, WV R+58
- Tacy, WV R+64
- Nestorville, WV R+66
- Philippi, WV R+49
- Webster, WV R+62
- Berryburg, WV R+62
- Millertown, WV R+61
- Kasson, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Teague, TN R+58
- Sikes, LA R+88
- Collinston, UT R+73
- Hosston, LA R+52
- Kwethluk, AK D+21
- Beason, IL R+58
- Rockport, KY R+64
- Vidette, AL R+50
- Magnolia, MN R+65
- East Arlington, VT D+10
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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.