Glen Falls leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Glen Falls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Falls, ~17% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Falls leans more Republican than 22 of 175 neighbors.
Glen Falls runs about 6 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glen Falls. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Glen Falls 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 Glen Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glen Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Glen Falls, WV sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Glen Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Glen Falls sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dawmont, WV R+53
- Despard, WV R+41
- Gore, WV R+57
- Spelter, WV R+53
- Clarksburg, WV R+29
- Meadowbrook, WV R+57
- Nutter Fort, WV R+35
- Anmoore, WV R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woods, OR R+26
- Pueblo, KY R+75
- Riverview, OH R+52
- Lake Santeetlah, NC R+64
- Roads, MO R+71
- Cato, IN R+59
- Port Jenkins, PA R+35
- Porter, KY R+55
- Linden Grove, MN R+25
- Keystone, WV R+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.