Goldtown is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Goldtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goldtown, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goldtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goldtown leans more Republican than 81 of 106 neighbors.
Goldtown runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Goldtown 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 Goldtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Goldtown hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goldtown, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Goldtown looks the way it does
Turnout in Goldtown sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenna, WV R+69
- Loop, WV R+61
- Liberty, WV R+61
- Romance, WV R+63
- Given, WV R+63
- Fletcher, WV R+71
- Plum Orchard, WV R+70
- Young, WV R+62
- Heizer, WV R+58
- Sissonville, WV R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garrison, MO R+66
- St. Clair, TN R+73
- Belva, WV R+66
- Stannard, VT R+20
- Chromo, CO R+10
- Ludlow, MO R+69
- Rock, IL R+58
- Central Park, WA R+18
- Sonora, MS R+59
- Milford, AR R+68
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.