Frost is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Frost typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Frost, ~12% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Frost compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Frost leans more Republican than 50 of 53 neighbors.
Frost runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Frost 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 Frost, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Frost live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Frost fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Frost, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Frost looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Frost is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunmore, WV R+58
- Clover Lick, WV R+51
- Stony Bottom, WV R+49
- Deer Creek, WV R+58
- Mountain Grove, VA R+56
- Cass, WV R+54
- Green Bank, WV R+57
- Huntersville, WV R+60
- Brownsburg, WV R+50
- Arbovale, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stillwater, KY R+60
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Summitville, CO R+20
- Hageman, OH R+28
- Milo Mills, NY R+29
- Louden, KY R+82
- Paradise, OH R+34
- Lambs Grove, IA R+37
- Milledgeville, IN R+55
- Horatio, OH R+66
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.