Eglon is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Eglon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eglon, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eglon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eglon leans more Republican than 84 of 97 neighbors.
Eglon runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Eglon 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 Eglon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Eglon, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Eglon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Eglon are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eglon, WV sits below the national average 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 Eglon looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Eglon rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Eglon have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Lake, WV R+69
- Aurora, WV R+68
- Shafer, WV R+62
- Gortner, MD R+62
- Pierce, WV R+52
- William, WV R+44
- Bayard, WV R+76
- Macomber, WV R+64
- Lead Mine, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fox Bluff, TN R+65
- Melbourne Village, FL R+29
- Fillmore, IL R+56
- Soleo, AL D+10
- Franklintown, PA R+45
- Green Hill, TN R+39
- Melton, VA R+34
- Mine Run, VA R+39
- Green Garden, MI R+3
- Terry, MT R+68
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.