Bellmeade is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Bellmeade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bellmeade, ~14% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bellmeade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bellmeade leans more Republican than 20 of 97 neighbors.
Bellmeade runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Bellmeade 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 Bellmeade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Bellmeade drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bellmeade fits that profile on both counts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bellmeade, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bellmeade looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Bellmeade have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Point Pleasant, WV R+50
- Flatrock, WV R+59
- Cheshire, OH R+61
- West Columbia, WV R+62
- Rayburn, WV R+61
- Greer, WV R+59
- Upper Flats, WV R+62
- Kyger, OH R+61
- Middleport, OH R+48
- Letart, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bucklin, MO R+61
- Harvey, IA R+48
- Young, AZ R+58
- Normandy, TX R+23
- Red Jacket, WV R+73
- Yancey, TX R+57
- Coteau Holmes, LA R+81
- Virgil, IL R+32
- Munjor, KS R+61
- Panther Valley, NJ R+7
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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.