Corton is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Corton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Corton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Corton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Corton leans more Republican than 88 of 125 neighbors.
Corton runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Corton 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 Corton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Corton sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 93%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Corton, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Corton looks the way it does
Turnout in Corton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Amma, WV R+62
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
- Glen, WV R+67
- Quick, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kadesh, LA R+63
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Vale, TN R+71
- West Pelham, MA D+58
- Bodcaw, AR R+62
- Keysburg, KY R+63
- Fremont Center, NY R+19
- Scobeville, MO R+75
- Hampden, AL D+41
- Biscay, MN R+53
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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.