Cross Lanes leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Cross Lanes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Lanes, ~26% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Lanes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Lanes leans more Republican than 5 of 114 neighbors.
Cross Lanes runs about 16 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cross Lanes. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cross Lanes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cross Lanes, WV sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cross Lanes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cross Lanes 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cross Lanes have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Poca, WV R+53
- Nitro, WV R+27
- Institute, WV D+47
- Raymond City, WV R+52
- St. Albans, WV R+27
- Dunbar, WV D+3
- Jefferson, WV R+41
- Bancroft, WV R+48
- Upper Falls, WV R+42
- South Charleston, WV R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hughson, CA R+33
- Rupert, ID R+54
- Marathon, FL R+24
- Chillicothe, IL R+20
- Tyrone, GA R+4
- Sedona, AZ D+13
- Gunnison, CO D+23
- Timonium, MD D+21
- Madison, NC R+49
- Edwards, CO D+22
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.