High View is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 59% of adults in High View typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in High View, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How High View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, High View leans more Republican than 49 of 71 neighbors.
High View runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why High View 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 High View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In High View, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 95% of residents in High View drive to work alone, above 98% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; High View, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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 High View looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in High View have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yellow Spring, WV R+62
- Capon Springs, WV R+61
- Gore, VA R+39
- Capon Bridge, WV R+59
- Loom, WV R+61
- Millbrook, WV R+63
- Cold Stream, WV R+61
- Hayfield, VA R+41
- Star Tannery, VA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perry, IL R+59
- Wilderville, OR R+34
- Echo, LA R+74
- East Monkton, VT D+12
- Minkler, CA R+46
- Harrisonville, OH R+59
- York Center, OH R+51
- St. Lawrence, WI R+42
- Mohawk, IN R+46
- Wheatfields, AZ D+61
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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.