Charlton Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Charlton Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Charlton Heights, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Charlton Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Charlton Heights leans more Republican than 35 of 157 neighbors.
Charlton Heights runs about 5 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Charlton Heights. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Charlton Heights 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 Charlton Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Charlton Heights live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Charlton Heights, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Charlton Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Charlton Heights sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deep Water, WV R+26
- Alloy, WV R+51
- Robson, WV R+27
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Boomer, WV R+35
- Kimberly, WV R+29
- Gauley Bridge, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grasshopper Junction, AZ R+59
- Volney, VA R+54
- East Enosburg, VT R+27
- East Monroe, OH R+63
- Gortner, MD R+62
- Los Ojos, NM R+2
- Anawalt, WV R+58
- Wanderoos, WI R+31
- Winkle, IL R+64
- Peckham, CO R+57
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.