Eaton is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Eaton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eaton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eaton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eaton leans more Republican than 45 of 115 neighbors.
Eaton runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Eaton 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 Eaton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Eaton, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Eaton are family households, above 77% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Eaton, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Eaton looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Eaton have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Eaton sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Petroleum, WV R+70
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- Freeport, WV R+68
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Racy, WV R+72
- Schultz, WV R+64
- Cornwallis, WV R+70
- Rutherford, WV R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sheffield Square, VT R+16
- Coleville, PA R+57
- Arion, IA R+53
- Landes, WV R+71
- Cottonville, MS R+35
- Kaweah, CA R+14
- Hinckley, NY R+36
- Benson, UT R+44
- Big Bend National Park, TX R+30
- Emblem, TX R+80
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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.