Beech Bottom leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Beech Bottom typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beech Bottom, ~15% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beech Bottom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beech Bottom leans more Republican than 58 of 145 neighbors.
Beech Bottom runs about 7 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Beech Bottom 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 Beech Bottom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Beech Bottom drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beech Bottom, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Beech Bottom looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Beech Bottom rent, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 96% of adults in Beech Bottom have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- Windsor Heights, WV R+52
- Brilliant, OH R+44
- Rayland, OH R+51
- Wellsburg, WV R+39
- Tiltonsville, OH R+36
- New Alexandria, OH R+58
- Bethany, WV R+28
- West Liberty, WV R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allentown, GA R+63
- Eagle Village, NY D+11
- Monroe Center, OH R+51
- Locust Hill, VA R+31
- Morris, IN R+63
- Bethel, MO R+72
- Lakeside, TN R+66
- Round Oak, GA R+51
- Madisonville, NJ Even
- Gold Rock, NC D+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.