Glen Jean leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Glen Jean typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Jean, ~17% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Jean compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Jean leans more Republican than 16 of 169 neighbors.
Glen Jean runs about 6 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glen Jean. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Glen Jean 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 Jean, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Glen Jean hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Glen Jean runs against that pattern.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Glen Jean, WV does.
Why turnout in Glen Jean looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Glen Jean have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Glen Jean report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hilltop, WV R+38
- Scarbro, WV R+51
- Mount Hope, WV R+35
- Oak Hill, WV R+38
- Minden, WV R+52
- Bradley, WV R+59
- Pax, WV R+66
- Piney View, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zeba, MI R+19
- Keller, VA D+4
- Wendelin, IL R+70
- Orchard, ID R+54
- Fort Kipp, MT R+26
- Beaver Creek, IL R+61
- Lock Springs, MO R+69
- Simmonsville, SC R+20
- McGregor, GA R+42
- Rosamond, IL R+60
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.