Baker is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Baker typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baker, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Baker leans more Republican than 40 of 66 neighbors.
Baker runs about 23 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Baker 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 Baker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Baker, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Baker, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Baker looks the way it does
Turnout in Baker sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Needmore, WV R+64
- McCauley, WV R+66
- Inkerman, WV R+64
- Lost City, WV R+66
- Perry, WV R+59
- Fort Run, WV R+64
- Wardensville, WV R+60
- Kirby, WV R+66
- Tannery, WV R+60
- Rio, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minersville, UT R+65
- Twin Mountain, NH D+2
- Polkville, MS R+85
- Newington Forest, VA D+35
- New Fountain, TX R+61
- Evergreen, VA R+41
- Berville, MI R+51
- Glenwood, NJ R+27
- Wolfton, SC D+7
- Fleming, IN R+59
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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.