Hatcher is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Hatcher typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hatcher, ~5% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hatcher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hatcher leans more Republican than 168 of 174 neighbors.
Hatcher runs about 38 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hatcher 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 Hatcher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Hatcher hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Hatcher is about 96%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Hatcher are family households, above 76% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hatcher, 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 Hatcher looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hatcher is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 10 points below the West Virginia average of 52%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Hatcher report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 55% of adults in Hatcher have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Saunders, WV R+71
- Pardee, WV R+73
- Lynco, WV R+73
- Lillyhaven, WV R+76
- Matheny, WV R+70
- Lorado, WV R+73
- Coal Mountain, WV R+81
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- Lisbon, IL R+46
- Victor, WV R+58
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- Waubay, SD R+38
- Girard, GA R+13
- Milltown, NC R+61
- Herman, NE R+55
- Hartford, IA R+39
- Wauna, WA D+18
- Falls City, WI R+30
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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.