Boomer leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Boomer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boomer, ~22% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boomer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boomer leans more Republican than 14 of 162 neighbors.
Boomer runs about 7 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boomer. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Boomer 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 Boomer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boomer votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Boomer, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Boomer looks the way it does
Turnout in Boomer sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Smithers, WV R+32
- Alloy, WV R+51
- Deep Water, WV R+26
- Kimberly, WV R+29
- Montgomery, WV R+21
- Cannelton, WV R+42
- Charlton Heights, WV R+47
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tar River, NC R+16
- Greenville, UT R+75
- Alma, TX R+48
- Richtex, SC D+16
- Downer, MN R+27
- Pigeon Falls, WI R+29
- Geeville, MS R+72
- Vershire, VT Even
- Broom Hill, IN R+53
- Delphos, KS R+70
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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.