Deer Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Deer Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deer Creek leans more Republican than 34 of 51 neighbors.
Deer Creek runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Deer Creek live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Deer Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Deer Creek, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deer Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Deer Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cass, WV R+54
- Dunmore, WV R+58
- Stony Bottom, WV R+49
- Green Bank, WV R+57
- Hosterman, WV R+57
- Arbovale, WV R+57
- Clover Lick, WV R+51
- Frost, WV R+61
- Mace, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pricedale, PA R+27
- Haley, ND R+73
- Eulonia, GA R+45
- Roby, IL R+44
- New Lebanon, MO R+64
- Harlan, KS R+78
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.