Herold is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Herold typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Herold, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Herold compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Herold leans more Republican than 18 of 106 neighbors.
Herold runs about 17 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Herold 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 Herold, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Herold hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Herold sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 95% of households in Herold are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Herold, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Herold looks the way it does
Turnout in Herold sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Newville, WV R+56
- Little Birch, WV R+58
- Flatwoods, WV R+56
- Erbacon, WV R+69
- Middle Run, WV R+58
- Heaters, WV R+56
- Lloydsville, WV R+57
- Guardian, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- DeKoven, KY R+64
- Fitze, TX R+78
- Steuben, NY R+47
- Delafield, IL R+68
- Nash, ND R+52
- Conde, SD R+51
- West Winfield, PA R+46
- Hamletsburg, IL R+59
- Perea, NM D+29
- Moores Junction, OH R+59
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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.