Coe is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Coe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coe, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coe leans more Republican than 20 of 83 neighbors.
Coe runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coe. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Coe 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 Coe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Coe live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Coe sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coe, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Coe looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Coe report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gauley Mills, WV R+67
- Richwood, WV R+50
- Camden-on-Gauley, WV R+65
- Holcomb, WV R+57
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Fenwick, WV R+56
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Craigsville, WV R+61
- Welch Glade, WV R+64
- Upperglade, WV R+72
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- Concorde Hills, OH R+12
- Ralph, MI R+42
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Bluffton, AR R+71
- West Union, IN R+61
- Girard, TX R+79
- Brocket, ND R+46
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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.