Extra is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Extra typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Extra, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Extra compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Extra leans more Republican than 60 of 102 neighbors.
Extra runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Extra 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 Extra, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Extra, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Extra are family households, above 96% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Extra, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Extra looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Extra own their home, about 18 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Extra have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red House, WV R+60
- Robertsburg, WV R+63
- Elmwood, WV R+68
- Liberty, WV R+61
- Buffalo, WV R+57
- Hometown, WV R+52
- Young, WV R+62
- Eleanor, WV R+54
- Capehart, WV R+70
- Pliny, WV R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abernant, AL R+78
- Morrill, MN R+70
- Heaters, WV R+56
- South Windham, ME R+5
- Kildare, TX R+55
- Hewlett Bay Park, NY R+44
- Englewood, LA R+72
- Avoca, IN R+57
- Reeves Crossing, DE R+35
- Higginsport, OH R+66
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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.