Bolair is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Bolair typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bolair, ~7% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bolair compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bolair is the most Republican-leaning.
Bolair runs about 31 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Bolair 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 Bolair, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Bolair live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bolair sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 89% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Bolair, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bolair 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. Bolair sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Bolair report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Bolair have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Falls, WV R+66
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Webster Springs, WV R+67
- Parcoal, WV R+67
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Curtin, WV R+66
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Boggs, WV R+72
- Welch Glade, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elwin, IL R+51
- Devils Slide, UT R+63
- Tesuque Pueblo, NM D+53
- San Miguel, AZ D+79
- Hatchetville, TX R+77
- Willowcreek, OR R+74
- Cicero, KS R+59
- Olean, IN R+68
- Gold Dale, VA R+36
- Glynwood, OH R+72
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.