Blacksville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Blacksville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blacksville, ~17% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blacksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blacksville leans more Republican than 109 of 170 neighbors.
Blacksville runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Blacksville 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 Blacksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Blacksville, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Blacksville drive to work alone, above 97% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blacksville, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Blacksville looks the way it does
Turnout in Blacksville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pentress, WV R+57
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- Wana, WV R+59
- Mooresville, WV R+52
- Kuhntown, PA R+59
- Core, WV R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Darfur, MN R+48
- Reedtown, OH R+57
- Oswego, MT R+26
- Lemons, MO R+71
- Holt, CA R+19
- Current View, MO R+74
- Posey, IL R+55
- Cherokee Falls, SC R+74
- Lyleville, PA R+59
- Williamsville, VA R+59
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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.