Hamlin is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Hamlin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamlin, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamlin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hamlin leans more Republican than 32 of 94 neighbors.
Hamlin runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hamlin. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Hamlin 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 Hamlin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hamlin, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Hamlin drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hamlin, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hamlin looks the way it does
Turnout in Hamlin sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Hamlin, WV R+63
- Hager, WV R+63
- Myra, WV R+63
- West Hamlin, WV R+65
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Pleasant View, WV R+70
- Griffithsville, WV R+66
- Branchland, WV R+66
- Sias, WV R+65
- Midkiff, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Merrillan, WI R+28
- Loving, NM R+38
- Wilmerding, PA D+32
- Excel, AL R+69
- Gallitzin, PA R+48
- Stanchfield, MN R+43
- Pine Plains, NY Even
- Island Heights, NJ R+20
- Frenchburg, KY R+66
- Halifax, NC D+24
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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.