Grant Town is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Grant Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grant Town, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grant Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grant Town leans more Republican than 75 of 184 neighbors.
Grant Town runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grant Town. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Grant Town leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Grant Town. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Grant Town, WV sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Grant Town looks the way it does
Turnout in Grant Town sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baxter, WV R+50
- Rivesville, WV R+51
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Fairview, WV R+61
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
- Hagans, WV R+50
- Farmington, WV R+56
- Jordan, WV R+49
- McClellan, WV R+61
- Catawba, WV R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Provencal, LA R+83
- Mecca, OH R+51
- Check, VA R+45
- Sandstone, MI R+26
- Brooker, FL R+65
- Lempster, NH R+25
- Mannsville, NY R+43
- Small, TX R+80
- Yolo, CA R+16
- Manderson, SD D+57
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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.