Crawley is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Crawley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawley, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crawley leans more Republican than 49 of 104 neighbors.
Crawley runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Crawley 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 Crawley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Crawley hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crawley, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Crawley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crawley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 57%, below 68% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shawvers Crossing, WV R+60
- Clintonville, WV R+60
- Smoot, WV R+61
- Hughart, WV R+59
- Rupert, WV R+54
- Cornstalk, WV R+57
- Kessler, WV R+62
- Vale, WV R+67
- Dawson, WV R+61
- Blue Sulphur Springs, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hood, VA R+34
- Trevilians, VA R+26
- Charleston, UT R+45
- Parkman, ME R+42
- Mayton, MS R+75
- Tovey, IL R+57
- Blue Diamond, NV R+19
- Ross, MN R+54
- Fultonham, OH R+60
- Huddle, VA R+71
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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.