Cressmont is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Cressmont typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cressmont, ~10% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cressmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cressmont leans more Republican than 70 of 113 neighbors.
Cressmont runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cressmont 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 Cressmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cressmont, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cressmont, 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 Cressmont looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Cressmont report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Cressmont rent, above 91% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Cressmont sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enoch, WV R+64
- Widen, WV R+63
- Harrison, WV R+58
- Clay, WV R+63
- Spread, WV R+63
- Dille, WV R+60
- Upper Leatherwood, WV R+66
- Muddlety, WV R+64
- Rosedale, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corona, AL R+84
- Monticello, SC D+17
- Center, AL R+85
- Glory, MN R+35
- Rowena, KY R+71
- Montcoal, WV R+76
- Plaisted, ME R+38
- Richland, WV R+61
- Seven Pines, WV R+55
- Little Prairie, WI R+41
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.