Carpendale is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Carpendale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carpendale, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carpendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carpendale leans more Republican than 12 of 95 neighbors.
Carpendale runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Carpendale 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 Carpendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carpendale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, well above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carpendale fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Carpendale, WV does.
Why turnout in Carpendale looks the way it does
Turnout in Carpendale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cumberland, MD R+28
- Wiley Ford, WV R+54
- La Vale, MD R+32
- Cresaptown, MD R+24
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- Clarysville, MD R+45
- Patterson Creek, WV R+58
- Mount Savage, MD R+56
- Spring Gap, MD R+67
- Bier, MD R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sharpe, KY R+60
- Snows Hill, TN R+65
- Utica, IN R+29
- Vandalia, IN R+58
- Nuremberg, PA R+44
- Curtis, MI R+40
- Tony, WI R+47
- Brandon, IA R+41
- Elmo, UT R+72
- Isla Vista, CA D+80
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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.