Freeman is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Freeman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freeman, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freeman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freeman leans more Republican than 70 of 142 neighbors.
Freeman runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Freeman 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 Freeman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Freeman drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Freeman sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Freeman, WV does.
Why turnout in Freeman looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Freeman rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Freeman have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Freeman have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bramwell, WV R+62
- Nemours, WV R+66
- Montcalm, WV R+70
- Brush Fork, WV R+70
- Sandlick, WV R+70
- McComas, WV R+68
- Pocahontas, VA R+61
- Falls Mills, VA R+48
- Maybeury, WV R+35
- Bluefield, WV R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rye, AZ R+50
- Trementina, NM R+28
- Topaz, MI R+26
- New Portland, ME R+29
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- Darwin, CA R+11
- Punaluu, HI D+19
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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.