Belle leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Belle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle, ~17% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belle leans more Republican than 19 of 148 neighbors.
Politically, Belle sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belle. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Belle 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 Belle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Belle votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Belle, WV does.
Why turnout in Belle looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Belle rent, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chesapeake, WV R+23
- Lower Belle, WV R+54
- Marmet, WV R+43
- Winifrede, WV R+56
- Cabin Creek, WV R+32
- Hernshaw, WV R+59
- East Bank, WV R+49
- Coalburg, WV R+56
- Cedar Grove, WV R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maple Falls, WA R+9
- Brookdale, SC D+84
- Holmes, PA R+2
- Luverne, AL R+48
- Ferdinand, IN R+50
- Sherwood, WI R+31
- Valley, NE R+32
- Hulbert, OK R+47
- Caledonia, MN R+32
- Cuba City, WI R+32
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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.