Brandywine is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Brandywine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brandywine, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brandywine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brandywine leans more Republican than 33 of 56 neighbors.
Brandywine runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Brandywine 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 Brandywine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Brandywine, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Brandywine sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Brandywine, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brandywine looks the way it does
Turnout in Brandywine sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Propstburg, WV R+63
- Oak Flat, WV R+63
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Mitchell, WV R+63
- Entry, WV R+52
- Ruddle, WV R+62
- Deer Run, WV R+62
- Fort Seybert, WV R+63
- Onego, WV R+63
- Zigler, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hashtown, IN R+58
- New Richmond, WV R+68
- Pletcher, AL R+78
- Bovine, AR R+72
- Edmond, WV R+61
- Stokes, SC R+35
- Donovan, IL R+52
- Wyatts Chapel, TN R+72
- Pickerel, WI R+37
- Locust Dale, VA R+33
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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.