Arthur is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Arthur typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arthur, ~6% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arthur compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arthur leans more Republican than 59 of 61 neighbors.
Arthur runs about 40 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Arthur. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Arthur 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 Arthur, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Arthur, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Arthur are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Arthur, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Arthur looks the way it does
Turnout in Arthur sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Town Hill, WV R+79
- Maysville, WV R+83
- Kline Gap, WV R+84
- Petersburg, WV R+65
- Fisher, WV R+66
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- Cabins, WV R+81
- Walnut Bottom, WV R+67
- Moorefield, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Simmons, MO R+68
- Core Point, NC R+42
- Mount Denson, TN R+58
- Rosedale, IL R+38
- Wolfeboro Center, NH D+2
- Maysville, AL R+62
- Bridgeport, KS R+65
- Charlton City, MA D+10
- Ronco, PA R+38
- Grassmere, WA R+27
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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.