Big Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Big Bend typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Bend, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Big Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Big Bend leans more Republican than 77 of 118 neighbors.
Big Bend runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Big Bend 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 Big Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Big Bend, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Big Bend, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Big Bend looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Big Bend own their home, about 12 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Hill, WV R+66
- Grantsville, WV R+67
- Munday, WV R+66
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Joker, WV R+66
- Annamoriah, WV R+66
- Nobe, WV R+68
- White Pine, WV R+68
- Brohard, WV R+66
- Russet, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adair, IL R+49
- Yuma, KY R+73
- Legareville, SC D+3
- Meldrum, KY R+76
- Rensselaerville, NY R+11
- North Liberty, PA R+47
- Ledbetter, NC R+29
- Palmer, NY R+34
- Sawyer, OK R+76
- Hunts Corners, NY R+36
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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.