Circleville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Circleville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Circleville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Circleville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Circleville leans more Republican than 50 of 56 neighbors.
Circleville runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Circleville 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 Circleville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Circleville live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Circleville sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Circleville, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Circleville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Circleville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Simoda, WV R+70
- Thornwood, WV R+65
- Blue Grass, VA R+44
- Riverton, WV R+71
- Entry, WV R+52
- Moatstown, WV R+60
- Onego, WV R+63
- New Hampden, VA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Royal, NE R+77
- Glencoe, LA Even
- Pitcher, NY R+50
- Gnatville, AL R+85
- Pomona, MI R+40
- Ten Mile, MO R+69
- Lyells, VA R+10
- Sublime, TX R+77
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA D+3
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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.