Hilldale is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Hilldale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hilldale, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hilldale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hilldale leans more Republican than 45 of 130 neighbors.
Hilldale runs about 16 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hilldale 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 Hilldale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Hilldale hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the West Virginia average of 17%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hilldale, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hilldale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hilldale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Hilldale have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Hilldale have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Talcott, WV R+55
- Forest Hill, WV R+57
- Wayside, WV R+53
- Buck, WV R+60
- Pence Springs, WV R+52
- Pluto, WV R+51
- Hinton, WV R+41
- Hix, WV R+54
- Creamery, WV R+55
- Tempa, WV R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Castle, TN R+40
- Good Hope, IL R+49
- Naylor, AR R+69
- Given, WV R+63
- Schellville, CA D+33
- Pine Mills, TX R+66
- West Wardsboro, VT D+2
- Union Crossroads, SC R+35
- Eminence, IN R+62
- Long Barn, CA Even
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.