Belmont is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Belmont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belmont, ~14% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belmont leans more Republican than 17 of 109 neighbors.
Belmont runs about 13 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Belmont 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 Belmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Belmont drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Belmont sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Belmont, WV sits in the top 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 Belmont looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Belmont have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eureka, WV R+55
- Vaucluse, WV R+57
- Wade, OH R+61
- Willow Island, WV R+63
- Reno, OH R+61
- Schultz, WV R+64
- St. Marys, WV R+57
- Delong, WV R+65
- Waverly, WV R+57
- Moss Run, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Avera, GA R+57
- Cool Springs, AL R+70
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Easton, TX R+34
- Warwick, OK R+65
- Mack, CO R+58
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Neeley, ID R+59
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.