Green Bank is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Green Bank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Bank, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Bank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Bank leans more Republican than 27 of 48 neighbors.
Green Bank runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Green Bank 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 Green Bank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Green Bank live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Green Bank, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Green Bank looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Green Bank own their home, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arbovale, WV R+57
- Dunmore, WV R+58
- Deer Creek, WV R+58
- Hosterman, WV R+57
- Boyer, WV R+58
- Cass, WV R+54
- Stony Bottom, WV R+49
- Hightown, VA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Buffalo Prairie, IL R+40
- Wingate, TX R+80
- Hostyn, TX R+67
- Lassellsville, NY R+52
- Roberts, OH R+59
- Isle Labbe, LA R+60
- Ruble, IA R+59
- Trade Lake, WI R+40
- Cedar Bluff, IA R+33
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.