Hewett is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Hewett typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hewett, ~11% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hewett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hewett leans more Republican than 81 of 143 neighbors.
Hewett runs about 26 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hewett 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 Hewett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hewett, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Hewett drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hewett, 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 Hewett looks the way it does
Turnout in Hewett sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake, WV R+70
- Clothier, WV R+67
- Jeffrey, WV R+64
- Ottawa, WV R+64
- Manila, WV R+68
- Turtle Creek, WV R+57
- Pecks Mill, WV R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Telferner, TX R+51
- Thornton, WV R+60
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- Belgrade, MO R+69
- Douglassville, TX R+54
- St. Regis Falls, NY R+12
- Sinks Grove, WV R+63
- Happy, TX R+79
- Quartz, CA R+32
- Glenray, WV R+51
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.