Holcomb is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Holcomb typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holcomb, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holcomb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holcomb leans more Republican than 10 of 92 neighbors.
Holcomb runs about 15 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Holcomb 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 Holcomb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Holcomb live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Holcomb fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Holcomb are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Holcomb, 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 Holcomb looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Holcomb own their home, about 13 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fenwick, WV R+56
- Richwood, WV R+50
- Nettie, WV R+64
- Nile, WV R+63
- Craigsville, WV R+61
- Coe, WV R+58
- Leivasy, WV R+65
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Calvin, WV R+62
- Canvas, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Clarendon, VT R+21
- Pine Flat, AL R+79
- New Zion, KY R+76
- Dodson, MT R+60
- Dover, IN R+51
- Peru, KS R+78
- Kilgore, OH R+63
- Vine Grove Junction, KY R+10
- Carpio, ND R+64
- Spade, TX R+69
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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.