Boggs is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Boggs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boggs, ~8% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boggs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boggs leans more Republican than 78 of 82 neighbors.
Boggs runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boggs. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Boggs 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 Boggs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Boggs hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Boggs drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Boggs are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Boggs, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Boggs looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Boggs sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Boggs have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Welch Glade, WV R+64
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Strouds, WV R+63
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Camden-on-Gauley, WV R+65
- Gauley Mills, WV R+67
- Erbacon, WV R+69
- Tioga, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cofer, KY R+67
- Lucas, KY R+67
- Colza, PA R+53
- Sylvan, PA R+67
- Denmark, GA R+61
- Amador City, CA R+29
- Hammond, KS R+64
- Batavia Center, MI R+44
- Clubview Heights, AL R+30
- Rougon, LA R+56
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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.