Bomont is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Bomont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bomont, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bomont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bomont leans more Republican than 106 of 137 neighbors.
Bomont runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Bomont 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 Bomont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bomont, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Bomont sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 82% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bomont, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bomont looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Bomont report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Bomont have completed high school, below 86% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bomont sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Corton, WV R+63
- Glen, WV R+67
- Procious, WV R+62
- Quick, WV R+65
- Maysel, WV R+62
- Pigeon, WV R+61
- Clendenin, WV R+62
- Upper Leatherwood, WV R+66
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stokesville, VA R+65
- Shady Grove, KY R+72
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Edmondson, AR D+4
- Mentz, TX R+66
- Tauria, MO R+62
- Ita, NC D+42
- Farrell Crossroads, SC R+22
- Macksburg, OH R+67
- Hyndsver, TN R+67
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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.