Hambleton leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Hambleton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hambleton, ~15% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hambleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hambleton leans more Republican than 8 of 102 neighbors.
Hambleton runs about 8 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hambleton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Hambleton 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 Hambleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hambleton, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hambleton, WV sits below the national average 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 Hambleton looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Hambleton have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Creek, WV R+58
- Parsons, WV R+61
- Porterwood, WV R+62
- Hendricks, WV R+39
- Moore, WV R+60
- Lead Mine, WV R+59
- Douglas, WV R+47
- St. George, WV R+59
- Pierce, WV R+52
- Thomas, WV R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverton, IA R+49
- Lakeland Shores, MN R+2
- Dove Creek, GA R+34
- Handy, GA R+64
- Wintergreen, VA R+10
- New Athens, OH R+60
- New Cambria, MO R+68
- Hickory Creek, MO R+71
- Nineveh Junction, NY R+39
- Van Dyke, TN R+68
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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.