Arnett is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Arnett typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arnett, ~6% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arnett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arnett leans more Republican than 153 of 170 neighbors.
Arnett runs about 33 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Arnett 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 Arnett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Arnett, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Arnett sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Arnett, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Arnett looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Arnett 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 38%, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Arnett report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Arnett have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dry Creek, WV R+76
- Bolt, WV R+72
- Glen Daniel, WV R+70
- Pineknob, WV R+74
- Fairdale, WV R+70
- Midway, WV R+59
- Naoma, WV R+75
- Montcoal, WV R+76
- Lillyhaven, WV R+76
- Edwight, WV R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Driftwood, OH R+48
- Crayon, OH R+61
- McComas Beach, MD R+35
- Frazier, GA R+59
- Brazos Country, TX R+68
- Hopkins Park, IL D+69
- West Waldoboro, ME R+8
- Lattimer, PA R+33
- Toomey, LA R+83
- Hestand, KY R+71
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.