Ghent is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Ghent typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ghent, ~9% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ghent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ghent leans more Republican than 96 of 158 neighbors.
Ghent runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Ghent 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 Ghent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Ghent are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Adult arthritis and voter turnout
Places with a high adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ghent, WV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.
Why turnout in Ghent looks the way it does
Turnout in Ghent 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
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- Flat Top, WV R+69
- Shady Spring, WV R+59
- White Oak, WV R+65
- Odd, WV R+71
- Jumping Branch, WV R+60
- Daniels, WV R+54
- Coal City, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Warwick, OK R+65
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Easton, TX R+34
- Mack, CO R+58
- Neeley, ID R+59
- Sugar Tree, TN R+71
- Seth, WV 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.