Edwight is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Edwight typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edwight, ~6% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edwight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edwight leans more Republican than 181 of 193 neighbors.
Edwight runs about 34 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Edwight 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 Edwight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Edwight live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Edwight sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Edwight, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Edwight looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Edwight is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Edwight report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Edwight have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Naoma, WV R+75
- Montcoal, WV R+76
- Pineknob, WV R+74
- Dry Creek, WV R+76
- Leevale, WV R+70
- Rock Creek, WV R+74
- Whitesville, WV R+68
- Dorothy, WV R+71
- Colcord, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harreldsville, KY R+65
- Mix Run, PA R+56
- Blue Rock, WV R+67
- Bodman, IL R+51
- Samos, MO R+52
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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.