Hager is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Hager typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hager, ~8% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hager compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hager leans more Republican than 54 of 107 neighbors.
Hager runs about 21 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hager 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 Hager, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hager, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hager sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hager, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hager looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Hager rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hager sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Hager have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Myra, WV R+63
- Hamlin, WV R+57
- Sias, WV R+65
- Griffithsville, WV R+66
- New Hamlin, WV R+63
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Yawkey, WV R+67
- Pleasant View, WV R+70
- Midkiff, WV R+69
- West Hamlin, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Xenia, KS R+64
- West Falls, PA R+39
- Gold Creek, MT R+57
- Buffalo, MT R+61
- Roxanna, OH R+45
- Calliham, TX R+59
- Butlerville, OH R+69
- Rumley, AR R+66
- Rogerson, ID R+71
- Hadley, IL R+64
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.