Glenray is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Glenray typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenray, ~12% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glenray leans more Republican than 10 of 116 neighbors.
Glenray runs about 9 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Glenray 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 Glenray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Glenray drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Glenray, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glenray looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 46% of households in Glenray rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glenray sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Glenray sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alderson, WV R+46
- Clayton, WV R+52
- Judson, WV R+60
- Tempa, WV R+55
- Pence Springs, WV R+52
- Creamery, WV R+55
- Talcott, WV R+55
- Snowflake, WV R+58
- Blue Sulphur Springs, WV R+61
- Lawn, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Barnstead, NH R+22
- Callands, VA R+37
- Walnut, IA R+43
- Olga, WA D+58
- Midway, IN R+50
- Quartz, CA R+32
- Glenwood, NY R+33
- West College Corner, IN R+59
- Fenwick Hills, SC Even
- Saxe, VA R+30
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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.