Exchange is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Exchange typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Exchange, ~10% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Exchange compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Exchange leans more Republican than 52 of 110 neighbors.
Exchange runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Exchange 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 Exchange, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Exchange hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Exchange, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Exchange looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Exchange report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Exchange sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lloydsville, WV R+57
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Copen, WV R+63
- Heaters, WV R+56
- Gem, WV R+60
- Flatwoods, WV R+56
- Elmira, WV R+58
- Gassaway, WV R+56
- Sutton, WV R+54
- Cedarville, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Rouseville, PA R+52
- Lockville, OH R+27
- Tipton, KS R+75
- Walnut Hill, FL R+62
- Ryder, ND R+34
- Parkhill, PA R+52
- Sagetown, NY R+43
- Three Springs, KY R+67
- Coventryville, NY R+39
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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.