Freeport is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Freeport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freeport, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freeport leans more Republican than 91 of 115 neighbors.
Freeport runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Freeport 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 Freeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Freeport, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Freeport sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Freeport are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Freeport, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Freeport looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Freeport own their home, about 18 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petroleum, WV R+70
- Newark, WV R+65
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Eaton, WV R+63
- Elizabeth, WV R+64
- Leachtown, WV R+64
- Racy, WV R+72
- Walker, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Proffit, TX R+85
- Centerville, AL R+11
- Whitewater, NM R+29
- Carter, MS R+15
- Hurst, WV R+67
- Edsel, KY R+75
- Egremont, MS D+22
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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.