Clover Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Clover Lick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clover Lick, ~15% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clover Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clover Lick leans more Republican than 18 of 49 neighbors.
Clover Lick runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clover Lick. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Clover Lick 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 Clover Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Clover Lick live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clover Lick fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Clover Lick, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Clover Lick looks the way it does
Turnout in Clover Lick sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stony Bottom, WV R+49
- Brownsburg, WV R+50
- Edray, WV R+48
- Cass, WV R+54
- Onoto, WV R+51
- Frost, WV R+61
- Deer Creek, WV R+58
- Marlinton, WV R+55
- Campbelltown, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spring Creek, VA R+66
- North Lowell, WI R+44
- West Hawley, MA D+11
- Westbend, KY R+60
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- Roystone, PA R+52
- Dale, IA R+41
- Gibbonsville, ID R+61
- Northway, AK R+9
- Woodruff, ID R+82
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.