Calis is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Calis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calis, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calis leans more Republican than 109 of 132 neighbors.
Calis runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Calis 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 Calis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Calis drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Calis, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Calis looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Calis own their home, about 14 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Calis have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Majorsville, WV R+62
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- Dallas, WV R+58
- Glen Easton, WV R+62
- Viola, WV R+61
- Wind Ridge, PA R+62
- Cameron, WV R+64
- Enon, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Elamville, AL R+19
- Elba, LA R+82
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
- Emmons, WV R+54
- Voss, ND R+56
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Stranger, TX R+70
- Streeter, TX R+66
- Disco, IL R+57
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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.