Davisville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Davisville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davisville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davisville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davisville leans more Republican than 26 of 102 neighbors.
Davisville runs about 13 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Davisville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Davisville 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 Davisville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Davisville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Davisville runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Davisville are family households, above 77% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Davisville, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Davisville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Davisville 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 55%, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kanawha, WV R+61
- Murphytown, WV R+57
- Mineralwells, WV R+54
- Pettyville, WV R+50
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Walker, WV R+62
- Slate, WV R+61
- Parkersburg, WV R+35
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Boreman, WV R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rio, WI R+21
- Sugar Grove, NC R+29
- Mcveytown, PA R+70
- Rock Hill, NY R+9
- Malaga, WA R+39
- Britt, IA R+37
- Wilber, NE R+56
- Mill City, OR R+32
- Moro, IL R+35
- South Bloomfield, OH R+49
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.