Bud is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Bud typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bud, ~6% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bud compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bud leans more Republican than 85 of 169 neighbors.
Bud runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Bud 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 Bud, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Bud hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bud, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bud 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. Bud sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Bud have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Herndon Heights, WV R+69
- Corinne, WV R+68
- Itmann, WV R+70
- Herndon, WV R+72
- Stephenson, WV R+71
- Mullens, WV R+68
- Covel, WV R+73
- Garwood, WV R+73
- Amigo, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goehner, NE R+64
- Little Yazoo, MS R+23
- Prairie Center, IL R+36
- Pleasant Mound, IL R+63
- Hillsboro, MS D+11
- Hillsdale, PA R+61
- Angoon, AK D+15
- Washington, MN R+41
- Williamsport, KY R+66
- Discovery Bay, WA D+25
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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.