Curtin is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Curtin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Curtin, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Curtin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Curtin leans more Republican than 51 of 79 neighbors.
Curtin runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Curtin 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 Curtin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Curtin sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the West Virginia average of 93%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Curtin, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Curtin looks the way it does
Turnout in Curtin sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Webster Springs, WV R+67
- Cherry Falls, WV R+66
- Bergoo, WV R+66
- Parcoal, WV R+67
- Bolair, WV R+73
- Chapman, WV R+66
- Diana, WV R+66
- Upperglade, WV R+72
- Donaldson, WV R+72
- Wainville, WV R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aiken, TX R+66
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- St. Stephens, NE R+69
- Green Meadows, IN R+54
- Kirk, TX R+68
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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.