Barrackville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Barrackville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barrackville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barrackville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barrackville leans more Republican than 28 of 183 neighbors.
Politically, Barrackville sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barrackville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Barrackville 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 Barrackville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barrackville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Barrackville, 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 Barrackville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barrackville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 52%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Barrackville own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairmont, WV R+27
- Baxter, WV R+50
- Monongah, WV R+40
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
- Rivesville, WV R+51
- Pleasant Valley, WV R+39
- Grant Town, WV R+54
- Farmington, WV R+56
- Catawba, WV R+53
- Idamay, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albright, WV R+66
- Connoquenessing, PA R+39
- Granville, WV R+5
- Carney, OK R+70
- Lacota, MI R+17
- Mangum, MI Even
- Fort Johnson, NY R+28
- Lindsey, OH R+47
- Freeman, MO R+56
- Oolitic, IN R+47
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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.