Craigsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Craigsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Craigsville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Craigsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Craigsville leans more Republican than 9 of 60 neighbors.
Craigsville runs about 40 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Craigsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Craigsville. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Craigsville 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 Craigsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Craigsville hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 92% of residents in Craigsville drive to work alone, above 96% of cities. Craigsville runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Craigsville, VA does.
Why turnout in Craigsville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Craigsville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Craigsville have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McKinley, VA R+54
- Augusta Springs, VA R+64
- Goshen, VA R+52
- Deerfield, VA R+64
- Middlebrook, VA R+52
- Summerdean, VA R+51
- Yost, VA R+59
- Brownsburg, VA R+47
- Steeles Tavern, VA R+58
- West View, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alta, IA R+33
- Gerrardstown, WV R+49
- Nedrow, NY D+6
- Union, NH R+28
- Poultney, VT R+19
- Moundridge, KS R+53
- Townsend, GA R+31
- Transfer, PA R+45
- Pearline, MI D+25
- Beulah, FL R+41
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.