Countsville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Countsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Countsville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Countsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Countsville leans more Republican than 44 of 110 neighbors.
Countsville runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Countsville 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 Countsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Countsville sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Countsville, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Countsville looks the way it does
Turnout in Countsville 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
- Speed, WV R+60
- Gandeeville, WV R+65
- Clio, WV R+61
- Reedyville, WV R+55
- Walton, WV R+64
- Spencer, WV R+55
- Fletcher, WV R+71
- Gay, WV R+69
- Clover, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alger, WA R+23
- Sweden, SC D+25
- Sheldon, MN R+32
- Lake Harbor, FL D+50
- Whiteface, NH D+12
- Phelps, MN R+36
- Little Hope, TX R+73
- Pindall, AR R+70
- Dry Creek, WV R+76
- Dothan, TX R+73
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.