Deep Water leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Deep Water typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deep Water, ~19% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deep Water compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deep Water leans more Republican than 7 of 157 neighbors.
Deep Water runs about 16 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Deep Water. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Deep Water 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 Water, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Deep Water hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Deep Water are family households, above 97% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Deep Water, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Deep Water looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Deep Water report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Deep Water have completed high school, below 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alloy, WV R+51
- Charlton Heights, WV R+47
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Robson, WV R+27
- Boomer, WV R+35
- Kimberly, WV R+29
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
- Powellton, WV R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tague, WV R+62
- Mission Ridge, SD R+59
- Jacksonport, AR R+51
- Canaan, AR R+66
- Kolter, LA R+80
- Waterville, MA R+17
- Foster Creek, NC R+28
- Shawnee Mound, MO R+63
- Goochtown, KY R+75
- Mellenville, NY R+10
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.