Flat Top is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Flat Top typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flat Top, ~8% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flat Top compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flat Top leans more Republican than 120 of 158 neighbors.
Flat Top runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Flat Top 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 Flat Top, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Flat Top drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Flat Top, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Flat Top looks the way it does
Turnout in Flat Top sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ghent, WV R+66
- Camp Creek, WV R+71
- Streeter, WV R+60
- Odd, WV R+71
- Cool Ridge, WV R+66
- Jonben, WV R+69
- Beeson, WV R+71
- Spanishburg, WV R+75
- Jumping Branch, WV R+60
- Mead, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rix Mills, OH R+55
- Dollarville, MI R+28
- Discovery Bay, WA D+25
- Moffitt Hill, NC R+50
- Bud, WV R+68
- Milton, UT R+71
- Williamsport, KY R+66
- New Millport, PA R+66
- Meda, OR Even
- Hillsboro, MS D+11
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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.