Hix is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Hix typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hix, ~14% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hix compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hix leans more Republican than 29 of 140 neighbors.
Hix runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Hix 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 Hix, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Hix live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hix, 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 Hix looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Hix report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hix sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Hix have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pluto, WV R+51
- Sandstone, WV R+54
- Tempa, WV R+55
- Hinton, WV R+41
- Barksdale, WV R+55
- Hilldale, WV R+57
- Talcott, WV R+55
- Pence Springs, WV R+52
- Ballengee, WV R+58
- Bellepoint, WV R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- View, TX R+71
- Dundaff, PA R+21
- Tschetter Colony, SD R+67
- Reydon, OK R+83
- Milldale, TN R+65
- Copen, WV R+63
- Orange Springs, FL R+61
- Plummer, IN R+61
- Wagon Mound, NM D+13
- Tracy, MT R+54
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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.