Borderland is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Borderland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Borderland, ~7% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Borderland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Borderland leans more Republican than 122 of 139 neighbors.
Borderland runs about 35 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Borderland 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 Borderland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Borderland, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Borderland, 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 Borderland looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Borderland rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Borderland sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Borderland have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chattaroy, WV R+63
- Williamson, WV R+50
- South Williamson, KY R+62
- Belfry, KY R+70
- Naugatuck, WV R+70
- Maher, WV R+72
- Delbarton, WV R+77
- Forest Hills, KY R+67
- Pilgrim, KY R+79
- Lovely, KY R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Owego, NY R+30
- Stratford, IL R+37
- Round Bottom, VA R+71
- Sunny Hill Estates, IL R+30
- Round Prairie, IL R+78
- Town Creek, NC R+39
- Willow Creek, MT R+52
- Coleharbor, ND R+63
- Childs, NY R+45
- Dorange, SC R+16
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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.