Buffalo is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Buffalo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buffalo, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buffalo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buffalo leans more Republican than 35 of 98 neighbors.
Buffalo runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Buffalo 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 Buffalo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Buffalo, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Buffalo drive to work alone, above 90% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Buffalo are family households, above 81% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Buffalo, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Buffalo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Buffalo own their home, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pliny, WV R+60
- Robertsburg, WV R+63
- Upland, WV R+60
- Fraziers Bottom, WV R+57
- Eleanor, WV R+54
- Extra, WV R+62
- Red House, WV R+60
- Winfield, WV R+48
- Hometown, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Blair, OK R+72
- Sunset, SC R+58
- Little Rock Air Force Base, AR R+4
- Towaoc, CO D+25
- Warsaw, MN R+42
- Paradise, UT R+63
- Soldiers Grove, WI R+20
- Julian, PA R+50
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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.