Hastings is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Hastings typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hastings, ~7% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hastings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hastings leans more Republican than 104 of 136 neighbors.
Hastings runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hastings 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 Hastings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hastings, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hastings, WV sits in the bottom 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 Hastings looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Hastings have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jacksonburg, WV R+69
- Conaway, WV R+69
- Dale, WV R+69
- Reader, WV R+70
- Smithfield, WV R+68
- Four Mile, WV R+69
- Kingstown, WV R+70
- Pine Grove, WV R+60
- Deep Valley, WV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Zim, MN R+23
- Reward, PA R+54
- Reno, MN R+29
- Welch Glade, WV R+64
- Wehadkee, AL R+69
- Marco, LA R+54
- Olive Branch, OH R+26
- McLeod, MS D+28
- Glen Ferris, WV R+51
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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.