Fort Seybert is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Fort Seybert typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Seybert, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Seybert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Seybert leans more Republican than 36 of 63 neighbors.
Fort Seybert runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Fort Seybert 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 Fort Seybert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Fort Seybert hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fort Seybert sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fort Seybert, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Fort Seybert looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Seybert 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
- Deer Run, WV R+62
- Oak Flat, WV R+63
- Kline, WV R+60
- Mozer, WV R+63
- Ruddle, WV R+62
- Upper Tract, WV R+60
- Criders, VA R+68
- Brandywine, WV R+63
- Mitchell, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Shore, UT R+74
- Francis, MT R+48
- Calder, ID R+41
- Glen Cove, TX R+79
- Syria, VA R+35
- Newmansville, PA R+51
- Bloomfield, OH R+70
- Sherwood, OK R+85
- Snow Hill, TX R+45
- Otranto, IA R+38
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.