Clarksburg leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Clarksburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarksburg, ~22% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarksburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarksburg leans more Republican than 2 of 169 neighbors.
Clarksburg runs about 13 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarksburg. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clarksburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
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 Clarksburg, WV does.
Why turnout in Clarksburg looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 36% of households in Clarksburg rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nutter Fort, WV R+35
- Despard, WV R+41
- Glen Falls, WV R+48
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Stonewood, WV R+40
- Gore, WV R+57
- Dawmont, WV R+53
- O'neil, WV R+42
- Anmoore, WV R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brunswick, ME D+38
- Fulton, NY R+22
- Dixon, IL R+13
- Weirton, WV R+34
- Mccomb, MS D+27
- Uvalde, TX R+18
- Swartz Creek, MI R+15
- Grain Valley, MO R+26
- Palmyra, PA R+20
- Niles, OH R+14
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.