Carter, WV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Carter

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Carter is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Carter typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carter, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Carter compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Carter leans more Republican than 113 of 123 neighbors.

Carter runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.

Why Carter 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 Carter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Carter drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carter sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities).

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Carter, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Carter looks the way it does

Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 87% of adults in Carter have completed high school, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.