Donaldson is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Donaldson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Donaldson, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Donaldson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Donaldson leans more Republican than 75 of 78 neighbors.
Donaldson runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Donaldson 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 Donaldson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Donaldson hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Donaldson are family households, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Donaldson, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Donaldson looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in Donaldson rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Donaldson report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Donaldson sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gauley Mills, WV R+67
- Boggs, WV R+72
- Bolair, WV R+73
- Camden-on-Gauley, WV R+65
- Strouds, WV R+63
- Coe, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Green Grove, KY R+71
- Gillis Springs, GA R+78
- Kent, OR R+54
- Mayville, MN R+38
- New Point, MO R+66
- Bruin, KY R+61
- Warren, ND R+47
- Toeterville, IA R+42
- Novohrad, TX R+71
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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.