Chapmanville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Chapmanville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chapmanville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chapmanville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chapmanville leans more Republican than 35 of 148 neighbors.
Chapmanville runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Chapmanville 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 Chapmanville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Chapmanville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Chapmanville, 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 Chapmanville looks the way it does
Turnout in Chapmanville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pecks Mill, WV R+67
- Big Creek, WV R+66
- Mitchell Heights, WV R+57
- Henlawson, WV R+68
- Manila, WV R+68
- Troy Town, WV R+70
- Shively, WV R+72
- Peach Creek, WV R+65
- West Logan, WV R+60
- Lake, WV R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harlan, IA R+42
- Marlin, TX D+22
- Lake Mohegan, NY D+3
- Daniels, WV R+54
- Bisbee, AZ D+4
- Lyons, NY R+21
- Stanley, VA R+61
- Wellsburg, WV R+39
- Gainesboro, TN R+64
- Brady, TX R+50
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.