Deer Run is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Deer Run typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Run, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deer Run leans more Republican than 20 of 60 neighbors.
Deer Run runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Deer Run 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 Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Deer Run live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Deer Run sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Deer Run, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deer Run looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Deer Run own their home, about 9 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Deer Run sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ruddle, WV R+62
- Fort Seybert, WV R+63
- Kline, WV R+60
- Oak Flat, WV R+63
- Upper Tract, WV R+60
- Mitchell, WV R+63
- Mozer, WV R+63
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Brandywine, WV R+63
- Onego, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyalusing, WI R+43
- Wyarno, WY R+72
- Jewtown, GA R+39
- Jewell, OR R+22
- Kanawha Head, WV R+68
- La Hogue, IL R+54
- Simms, CA R+45
- Centralia, IA R+37
- Harding, MA D+17
- Seymourville, LA D+57
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.