Beaver leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Beaver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaver, ~16% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaver leans more Republican than 18 of 154 neighbors.
Beaver runs about 7 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beaver. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+56), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Beaver 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 Beaver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Beaver votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Beaver, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Beaver looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Beaver have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Daniels, WV R+54
- Raleigh, WV D+7
- Fitzpatrick, WV R+32
- Ameagle, WV R+52
- Stanaford, WV R+40
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Beckley, WV R+19
- Shady Spring, WV R+59
- Skelton, WV R+32
- MaCarthur, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Port Byron, IL R+22
- Ponce Inlet, FL R+27
- Edgewood, TX R+72
- Lockbourne, OH R+32
- Hermann, MO R+50
- Lisbon, IA R+19
- Angwin, CA D+26
- Millington, NJ Even
- Bottineau, ND R+43
- Daleville, IN R+44
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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.