Henlawson is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Henlawson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Henlawson, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Henlawson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Henlawson leans more Republican than 70 of 148 neighbors.
Henlawson runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Henlawson. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Henlawson 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 Henlawson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Henlawson drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Henlawson, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Henlawson looks the way it does
Turnout in Henlawson sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mitchell Heights, WV R+57
- Peach Creek, WV R+65
- Pecks Mill, WV R+67
- West Logan, WV R+60
- Logan, WV R+54
- Ethel, WV R+65
- Mount Gay, WV R+62
- Chapmanville, WV R+64
- Lake, WV R+70
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Wisconsin, WI R+5
- Elmira, CA R+30
- Reeltown, AL R+63
- Whitaker, IN R+59
- Calpack, CA R+32
- Tuntutuliak, AK D+18
- Peter, UT R+63
- Little Canada, NY R+39
- Radium Springs, GA D+32
- Garland, OK R+73
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.