Blue Sulphur Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Blue Sulphur Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Sulphur Springs, ~18% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Sulphur Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Sulphur Springs leans more Republican than 71 of 114 neighbors.
Blue Sulphur Springs runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Blue Sulphur Springs 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 Blue Sulphur Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Blue Sulphur Springs live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Blue Sulphur Springs fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Blue Sulphur Springs, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Blue Sulphur Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Blue Sulphur Springs own their home, about 16 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dawson, WV R+61
- Judson, WV R+60
- Clintonville, WV R+60
- Smoot, WV R+61
- Asbury, WV R+60
- Lawn, WV R+57
- Vale, WV R+67
- Alderson, WV R+46
- Glenray, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loyd, WI R+25
- Schlatitz, MO R+71
- Hammett, GA Even
- Patroon, TX R+68
- Wirt, MN R+40
- Uwchland, PA D+25
- Brandonville, WV R+61
- Rock Camp, OH R+64
- Columbiaville, NY R+18
- Goodland, MO R+68
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.