Glendon is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Glendon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendon, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendon leans more Republican than 28 of 114 neighbors.
Glendon runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Glendon 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 Glendon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Glendon, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Glendon, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Glendon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Glendon own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Duck, WV R+60
- Strange Creek, WV R+59
- Rockton, WV R+61
- Harrison, WV R+58
- O'Brion, WV R+58
- Frametown, WV R+61
- Middle Run, WV R+58
- Dille, WV R+60
- Hallburg, WV R+58
- Morris, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toms Creek, VA R+65
- Chisford, VA R+34
- Westphalia, IN R+61
- Sagamore Highlands, MA D+19
- Chubbtown, GA R+78
- City of Creede, CO R+5
- Woodland, ME R+39
- Pecwan, CA D+35
- Lonepine, MT R+42
- Midland, KY R+67
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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.