Flint is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Flint typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flint, ~9% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flint compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flint leans more Republican than 151 of 153 neighbors.
Flint runs about 30 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Flint 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 Flint, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Flint drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Flint, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Flint looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Flint own their home, about 12 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canton, WV R+72
- New Milton, WV R+71
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Sedalia, WV R+68
- Blandville, WV R+71
- Center Point, WV R+70
- West Union, WV R+66
- Salem, WV R+59
- Zinnia, WV R+71
- Deep Valley, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mincy, MO R+68
- Sanatorium, MS R+49
- Hampden, WV R+76
- Mineola, MO R+57
- Nashoba, OK R+74
- Otter Rock, OR D+22
- Newby, OK R+66
- Russell, AR R+71
- Strinestown, PA R+31
- Crystal Springs, WV R+51
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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.