Deep Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Deep Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deep Valley, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deep Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deep Valley leans more Republican than 76 of 152 neighbors.
Deep Valley runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Deep Valley. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Deep Valley 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 Deep Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Deep Valley hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Deep Valley, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Deep Valley looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Deep Valley report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Deep Valley have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center Point, WV R+70
- Dale, WV R+69
- Jacksonburg, WV R+69
- Sedalia, WV R+68
- Folsom, WV R+68
- Rinehart, WV R+69
- Flint, WV R+72
- Canton, WV R+72
- Hastings, WV R+68
- Smithfield, WV R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Iona, MN R+61
- Trimble, OH R+39
- Crackertown, FL R+62
- Hovey, IN R+54
- Jackson, PA R+51
- Williamson, IL R+46
- Stecker, OK R+62
- Joes, CO R+71
- Bon Haven, KY R+57
- Brimfield, IN R+59
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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.