Hemlock is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Hemlock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemlock, ~8% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hemlock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hemlock is the most Republican-leaning.
Hemlock runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hemlock 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 Hemlock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Hemlock are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hemlock, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Hemlock looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Hemlock sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Hemlock report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Hemlock have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cubana, WV R+69
- Alton, WV R+70
- Queens, WV R+71
- Tallmansville, WV R+69
- Tenmile, WV R+70
- Selbyville, WV R+69
- Zion, WV R+69
- Blue Rock, WV R+67
- Helvetia, WV R+67
- Adrian, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guernewood Park, CA D+37
- Woodbury, IN R+49
- Riverside, WI R+40
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- Camp Crook, SD R+88
- Leighton, TN D+26
- Leesville, MO R+65
- Florey, TX R+84
- Byrds Creek, WI R+27
- White Pines, CA R+18
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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.