Beckwith leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Beckwith typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beckwith, ~16% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beckwith compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beckwith leans more Republican than 28 of 162 neighbors.
Politically, Beckwith sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beckwith. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Beckwith 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 Beckwith, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Beckwith, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Beckwith drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Beckwith, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Beckwith looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Beckwith is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ansted, WV R+59
- Lansing, WV R+59
- Charlton Heights, WV R+47
- Dempsey, WV R+49
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
- Victor, WV R+58
- Gauley Bridge, WV R+52
- Fayetteville, WV R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Green Mountain, MO R+72
- Mugginsville, CA R+29
- Grant, VA R+62
- Harkeyville, TX R+73
- Pekin, ND R+43
- Garfield, MO R+70
- Ilasco, MO R+62
- Hanford, IA R+40
- Wilhoit, AZ R+54
- Blue Goose, TN R+66
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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.