Hereford is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Hereford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hereford, ~8% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hereford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hereford leans more Republican than 90 of 106 neighbors.
Hereford runs about 25 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hereford 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 Hereford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hereford, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Hereford drive to work alone, above 84% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hereford, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 Hereford looks the way it does
Turnout in Hereford sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ripley, WV R+56
- Liverpool, WV R+64
- Sandyville, WV R+64
- Leroy, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyoming, NE R+54
- Cibola, AZ R+47
- Elvira, IL R+54
- Cornelia, IA R+49
- Mitchell, WV R+63
- Gordy, GA R+52
- Como, IN R+63
- Raymondville, NY R+31
- Ranchito, NM D+46
- Laneport, TX R+60
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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.