Fivemile is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Fivemile typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fivemile, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fivemile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fivemile leans more Republican than 44 of 121 neighbors.
Fivemile runs about 13 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fivemile. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Fivemile 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 Fivemile, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fivemile, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fivemile, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Fivemile looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Fivemile have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Fivemile have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pocatalico, WV R+58
- Sissonville, WV R+56
- Charleston, WV R+5
- Cross Lanes, WV R+25
- South Charleston, WV R+5
- Dunbar, WV D+3
- Elkview, WV R+50
- Heizer, WV R+58
- Loop, WV R+61
- Institute, WV D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Unionville, IA R+53
- Webbville, KY R+68
- Troy Center, WI R+29
- North Swanzey, NH R+9
- Healy, AK R+36
- Dutch Flat, CA R+32
- Amherst, SD R+31
- Barksdale, WI R+18
- Kirkpatrick, OH R+57
- Forkville, MS R+49
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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.