Fenwick is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Fenwick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fenwick, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fenwick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fenwick leans more Republican than 8 of 95 neighbors.
Fenwick runs about 14 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fenwick. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fenwick 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 Fenwick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fenwick, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Fenwick drive to work alone, above 97% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in Fenwick are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fenwick, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fenwick looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Fenwick own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holcomb, WV R+57
- Richwood, WV R+50
- Nettie, WV R+64
- Leivasy, WV R+65
- Coe, WV R+58
- Nile, WV R+63
- Craigsville, WV R+61
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Hominy Falls, WV R+62
- Canvas, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Junction City, GA D+11
- Craftsbury Common, VT R+14
- O'neil, WV R+42
- Smithtown, NC R+64
- Talmoon, MN R+23
- Steamburg, MI R+43
- Linkwood, MD R+40
- Gilmore, AL R+65
- Roll, AZ R+51
- Burns, NY R+55
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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.