Crag is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Crag typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crag, ~8% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crag compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crag leans more Republican than 122 of 130 neighbors.
Crag runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Crag 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 Crag, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Crag hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Crag is about 96%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Crag, 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 Crag looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crag is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Crag report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Crag have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lilly Park, WV R+62
- McRoss, WV R+66
- Rupert, WV R+54
- Claypool, WV R+58
- Smoot, WV R+61
- Shawvers Crossing, WV R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sidell, KY R+76
- Gatzke, MN R+40
- Knobel, AR R+66
- Valley, WI R+30
- Peadenville, TX R+78
- Percilla, TX R+76
- Peoria, OR R+30
- Roseville, AR R+64
- Grelton, OH R+61
- Neuse Forest, NC R+30
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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.