Clifton Mills is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Clifton Mills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifton Mills, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clifton Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clifton Mills leans more Republican than 119 of 144 neighbors.
Clifton Mills runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clifton Mills. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Clifton Mills 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 Clifton Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Clifton Mills are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Clifton Mills, WV sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Clifton Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Clifton Mills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brandonville, WV R+61
- Gibbon Glade, PA R+57
- Bruceton Mills, WV R+45
- Glade Farms, WV R+53
- Sugar Valley, WV R+66
- Cuzzart, WV R+65
- Farmington, PA R+50
- Mount Washington, PA R+49
- Pisgah, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodstock, TN R+45
- Durant, FL R+31
- Mount Moriah, AR R+71
- Brian Head, UT R+57
- Home, KS R+62
- Hidden Timber, SD D+36
- Zalma, MO R+72
- Roscoe, NE R+77
- Gober, TX R+74
- North Manlius, NY 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.