Eskdale is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Eskdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eskdale, ~10% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eskdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eskdale leans more Republican than 67 of 165 neighbors.
Eskdale runs about 14 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Eskdale 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 Eskdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Eskdale live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Eskdale sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Eskdale are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eskdale, 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 Eskdale looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Eskdale sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Eskdale report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Eskdale have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burnwell, WV R+54
- Dawes, WV R+57
- Gallagher, WV R+55
- Kayford, WV R+59
- Miami, WV R+53
- Maxine, WV R+64
- Coalburg, WV R+56
- Drybranch, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklinton, GA Even
- North Greenfield, OH R+65
- Hustontown, PA R+75
- Lake Harmony, PA R+31
- Lulaton, GA R+78
- Marvels Crossroads, DE R+37
- Chase Mills, ME R+43
- Sessums, MS D+14
- Bucyrus, MO R+70
- Knapp, MN R+52
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.