Gypsy is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Gypsy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gypsy, ~17% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gypsy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gypsy leans more Republican than 99 of 177 neighbors.
Gypsy runs about 18 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Gypsy 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 Gypsy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gypsy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gypsy sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Gypsy, WV sits in the top quarter 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 Gypsy looks the way it does
Turnout in Gypsy sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haywood, WV R+60
- Meadowbrook, WV R+57
- Spelter, WV R+53
- Shinnston, WV R+44
- Willard, WV R+63
- Lumberport, WV R+61
- Prospect Valley, WV R+62
- Dawmont, WV R+53
- Hepzibah, WV R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kipps, NY R+19
- Reamstown, PA R+40
- Westport, TN R+70
- Kyger, OH R+61
- Clopton, AL R+38
- Mountain Lake, PA R+63
- Tallulah Falls, GA R+63
- Perrytown, NC R+19
- Scarboro, MD R+2
- Vandyke, VA R+69
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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.