Burnsville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Burnsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burnsville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burnsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burnsville leans more Republican than 28 of 116 neighbors.
Burnsville runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Burnsville 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 Burnsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Burnsville hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Burnsville, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Burnsville looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Burnsville report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Burnsville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Burnsville have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gem, WV R+60
- Copen, WV R+63
- Stouts Mills, WV R+66
- Orlando, WV R+63
- Exchange, WV R+63
- Sand Fork, WV D+12
- Napier, WV R+56
- Lloydsville, WV R+57
- Heaters, WV R+56
- Copley, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Orleans, MD R+66
- Sugar Ridge, OH R+34
- Hawkins, WI R+41
- Finch, AR R+70
- Lincolnville Center, ME R+18
- Hunter, NY R+10
- Parker Strip, AZ R+60
- Rains, SC D+20
- Ophir, GA R+68
- Springvale, NY R+38
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.