Brenton is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Brenton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brenton, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brenton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brenton leans more Republican than 101 of 163 neighbors.
Brenton runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brenton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Brenton 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 Brenton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Brenton drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brenton, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Brenton 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. Brenton sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Brenton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Brenton have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wyoming, WV R+68
- Windom, WV R+67
- Clear Fork, WV R+74
- Sun Hill, WV R+80
- Stoneville, WV R+73
- Matheny, WV R+70
- Lynco, WV R+73
- Rock View, WV R+68
- Pineville, WV R+69
- Jesse, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sycamore Hills, MO D+29
- Forest Hills, KY R+67
- Lake Lillian, MN R+45
- Lincoln Center, ME R+30
- Lewiston Woodville, NC D+64
- Wiggins Crossroads, NC R+29
- Brooklin, ME D+17
- Richmond Corner, ME R+17
- Stark City, MO R+72
- Stone Church, NY R+38
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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.