Bancroft leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Bancroft typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bancroft, ~21% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bancroft compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bancroft leans more Republican than 14 of 101 neighbors.
Bancroft runs about 6 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bancroft. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Bancroft 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 Bancroft, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Bancroft drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bancroft, 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 Bancroft looks the way it does
Turnout in Bancroft 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
- Hometown, WV R+52
- Raymond City, WV R+52
- Winfield, WV R+48
- Red House, WV R+60
- Poca, WV R+53
- Scott Depot, WV R+50
- Eleanor, WV R+54
- Heizer, WV R+58
- Nitro, WV R+27
- Teays Valley, WV R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lukachukai, AZ D+64
- Buffalo City, WI R+31
- Paducah, TX R+55
- Darby, FL R+44
- Reeds, MO R+70
- Yonkers, GA R+56
- Loma Linda, MO R+54
- Nye, WI R+37
- Mount Hood Village, OR D+5
- Trout Creek, MT 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.