Echo is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Echo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Echo, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Echo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Echo leans more Republican than 42 of 95 neighbors.
Echo runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Echo 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 Echo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Echo hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Echo are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Echo, 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 Echo looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Echo have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Genoa, WV R+70
- Hubbardstown, WV R+69
- Bethesda, WV R+60
- Wayne, WV R+60
- Fort Gay, WV R+68
- Radnor, WV R+74
- Prichard, WV R+66
- East Lynn, WV R+61
- Buchanan, KY R+68
- Five Forks, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alta Vista, IA R+46
- Mettawa, IL D+19
- Humble City, NM R+72
- Seeleys, WI R+14
- Elmwood Heights, WV R+50
- Pomeroy, IA R+49
- Jerry City, OH R+50
- Purley, TX R+73
- Rule, TX R+77
- Marquand, MO R+69
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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.