Greer is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Greer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greer, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greer leans more Republican than 32 of 101 neighbors.
Greer runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Greer 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 Greer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Greer drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Greer are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Greer, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Greer looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Greer own their home, about 11 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rayburn, WV R+61
- Flatrock, WV R+59
- Point Pleasant, WV R+50
- Baden, WV R+70
- Letart, WV R+61
- Bellmeade, WV R+57
- Southside, WV R+62
- Wyoma, WV R+67
- Upper Flats, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hamilton, AR R+79
- Bushong, KS R+51
- Naponee, NE R+67
- Morattico, VA Even
- Kingstown, MD D+6
- Hendrysburg, OH R+63
- Lusk, TX R+80
- Malaga, NM R+67
- Nebraska, NC R+11
- Grahamville, KY R+58
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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.