Holbrook is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Holbrook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holbrook, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holbrook compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holbrook leans more Republican than 93 of 125 neighbors.
Holbrook runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Holbrook 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 Holbrook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Holbrook sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the West Virginia average of 93%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Holbrook, WV sits in the bottom tenth 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 Holbrook looks the way it does
Turnout in Holbrook sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summers, WV R+69
- Auburn, WV R+67
- Grove, WV R+71
- Oxford, WV R+71
- Berea, WV R+67
- Porto Rico, WV R+72
- Joy, WV R+71
- Pullman, WV R+69
- Newberne, WV R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, NY R+65
- Patchinville, PA R+69
- Moody, OR D+28
- Melrose, VA R+41
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
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.